ADAM SMITH'S AMERICA: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism
Traces how generations of American have read, reinterpreted, and weaponized Smith's ideas, revealing how his popular image as a champion of American-style capitalism and free markets is a historical invention. This volume shows how Smith continues to be a vehicle for articulating perennial moral and political anxieties about modern capitalism.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 346
Publisher: Princeton
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780691203812
Item #: 7760582

Recently Viewed Items
-
THE WITCHER OFFICIAL COOKBOOK: Provisions, Fare, and Culinary Tales from Travels Across the ContinentHardbound$7.95 $35.00
-
THE ART OF CURIOSITY: 50 Visionary Artists, Scientists, Poets, Makers, and Dreamers Who Are Changing the Way We See Our WorldHardbound$3.95 $35.00
-
MODERN TIMES: British Prints, 1913-1939Hardbound$19.95 $50.00