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The Development of English Thought: A Study in the Economic Interpretation of History (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Simon N. Patten

 
9780332159232: The Development of English Thought: A Study in the Economic Interpretation of History (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 033215923X ISBN 13: 9780332159232
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How economic change reshaped English thought across centuries, from farms to far-reaching ideas.

This study traces how shifting economic ideas and conditions helped form English thought and institutions. It links changes in agriculture, industry, and daily life with the development of political economy, morality, and religion.

Readers will see how labor, family life, and social structure grew together with new technologies and markets, and how major thinkers connected wealth, power, and society.

  • How improvements in farming, food, housing, and clothing altered workers’ lives and welfare.
  • How industry moved beyond towns to the countryside, affecting jobs, gender roles, and everyday life.
  • How the ideas of economists and moralists shaped political economy and social thought.
  • How economics, morality, and religion intersected to influence English civilization.

Ideal for readers curious about the roots of modern economic ideas and English intellectual history.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
033215923X
ISBN 13 
9780332159232
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
451