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Luxury and public happiness political economy in the Italian Enlightenment /

This work charts the development of political economy in 18th-century Italy, arguing that the focus on economic thought is characteristic of the Italian Enlightenment at large. Through an analysis of the debate about luxury, it traces the shaping of a new language of political economy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wahnbaeck, Till
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2004.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
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Summary:This work charts the development of political economy in 18th-century Italy, arguing that the focus on economic thought is characteristic of the Italian Enlightenment at large. Through an analysis of the debate about luxury, it traces the shaping of a new language of political economy.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 228 p.).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191710056 (ebook) :