Christopher J. Berry (University of Gl Honorary Research Professor

Broschiertes Buch

Adam Smith

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

Today Adam Smith, author of the Wealth of Nations, is associated with the promotion of self-interest and a defence of greed. Yet if Smith is actually read this is more a caricature than a faithful portrait. Berry offers a balanced and nuanced view of this seminal thinker, set against contemporary European history, politics, and philosophy.

Autor

Chris Berry is Professor Emeritus at Glasgow University. In addition to his reputation as a leading scholar of Smith, Hume, and the Scottish Enlightenment, his books include The Idea of Luxury (Cambridge University Press, 1994_. He has given invited keynote lectures on his work in China, Japan, Chile, USA, and across Europe. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland' s National Academy) , of which Adam Smith was a founder member.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 113mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 136g
• ISBN-13: 9780198784456
• ISBN-10: 0198784457
• Artikelnr.: 51389876