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The passions and the interests : political arguments for capitalism before its triumph / Albert O. Hirschman.
LIBRA HB501 .H523 1977
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirschman, Albert O.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capitalism--History.
- Capitalism.
- Intellectual life--History.
- Intellectual life.
- Political science--History--17th century.
- Political science--History--18th century.
- Economics--History--17th century.
- Economics--History--18th century.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 153 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1977.
- Contents:
- Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for The passions and the interests : political arguments for capitalism before its triumph / Albert O. Hirschman.
- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog
- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding.
- Foreword Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition Acknowledgments Introduction 3 pt. 1 How the Interests were Called Upon to Counteract the Passions 7 The Idea of Glory and Its Downfall 9 Man "as he really is" 12 Repressing and Harnessing the Passions 14 The Principle of the Countervailing Passion 20 "Interest" and "Interests" as Tamers of the Passions 31 Interest as a New Paradigm 42 Assets of an Interest-Governed World: Predictability and Constancy 48 Money-Making and Commerce as Innocent and Doux 56 Money-Making as a Calm Passion 63 pt. 2 How Economic Expansion was Expected to Improve the Political Order 67 Elements of a Doctrine 70 Related yet Discordant Views 93 pt. 3 Reflections on an Episode in Intellectual History 115 Where the Montesquieu-Steuart Vision Went Wrong 117 The Promise of an Interest-Governed World versus the Protestant Ethnic 128 Contemporary Notes 132 Notes 137 Index 147
- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Capitalism History, Intellectual life History.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- American Political Science Association Benjamin E. Lippincott Award, 2003.
- Current Copyright Fee: GBP51.60 0.
- ISBN:
- 0691042144
- 9780691042145
- 0691003572 pbk
- 9780691003573 pbk
- OCLC:
- 2597058
- Online:
- French equivalent / Équivalent français
- Publisher description
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