Wealth and Life by Donald Winch
Donald Winch completes the intellectual history of political economy begun in Riches and Poverty (1996). A major theme addressed in both volumes is the 'bitter argument between economists and human beings' provoked by Britain's industrial revolution. Winch takes the argument from Mill's contributions to the 'condition-of-England' debate in 1848 through to the work on economic wellbeing of Alfred Marshall. The writings of major figures of the period are examined in a sequence of interlinked essays that ends with consideration of the twentieth-century fate of the debate between utilitarians and romantics in the hands of Leavis, Williams and Thompson. Donald Winch is one of Britain's most distinguished historians of ideas, and Wealth and Life brings to fruition a long-standing interest in the history of those intellectual pursuits that have shaped the understanding of Britain as an industrial society, and continue to influence cultural responses to the moral questions posed by economic life.
'In this wide-ranging yet tightly argued and frequently brilliant work, Donald Winch presents an intellectual history of British political economy, from 18481914Winch's work, which combines fine-grained detail and lapidary prose with not inconsiderable empathy for this subjects, is a worthy addition to this exchange. It represents if not the definitive, certainly a definitive intellectual history of British political economy, from 18481914. Historians of economics and literature alike will profit greatly from this book.' Storia del pensiero economico
Donald Winch is Emeritus Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex and a Fellow of the British Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521887533 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521887534 |
| Title | Wealth and Life |
| Author | Donald Winch |
| Series | Ideas In Context |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2009-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 440 |
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