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Albert O. Hirschman

The Passions and the Interests

Political Arguments for Capitalism Before its Triumph

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In this volume, Albert Hirschman reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests--so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice--was assigned the role of containing the unruly and destructive passions of man. Hirschman here offers a new interpretation for the rise of capitalism, one that emphasizes the continuities between old and new, in contrast to the assumption of a sharp break that is a common feature of both Marxian and Weberian thinking. Among the insights presented here is the ironical find… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-691-16025-2
  • EAN: 9780691160252
  • Produktnummer: 14774760
  • Verlag: Princeton University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 192 S.
  • Masse: H21.5 cm x B14.2 cm x D1.3 cm 210 g
  • Auflage: Revised ed
  • Gewicht: 210
  • Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor


Albert O. Hirschman (1915-2012) was one of the leading intellectuals of the twentieth century, renowned for his contributions to economics, the social sciences, and the history of ideas. He is the author of many books, including the influential Exit, Voice, and Loyalty and The Strategy of Economic Development.

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