An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, with an Introduction by Mark G. Spencer

Smith, Adam

ISBN 10: 1840226889 / ISBN 13: 9781840226881

Published by Ware, Wordsworth Classics, 2012

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8°, XXXIV, 974 S., Text: englisch, illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), obere Ecke des Vorderdeckels mit leichten Knickspuren, Fußschnitt minimal fleckig, sonst ein schönes, sauberes und wohl auch ungelesenes Exemplar. Adam Smith (1723 - 1790) - Originaltitel: "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" - Strahan und Cadell, London (1776) Versandkosten-Info: Die Sendung ist zu groß für eine Bücher-/Warensendung und wird von uns als DHL-Paket verschickt Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend ggü. Musterschule) möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend, close to Musterschule) is possible. It saves the shipping costs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, with an Introduction by Mark G. Spencer
• Publisher: Ware, Wordsworth Classics
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840226889
• ISBN 13: 9781840226881
• Binding: Soft cover
• Weight: 1001 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Wirtschaft, Finanzwesen

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Synopsis

Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was his most important book. First published in London in March 1776, it had been eagerly anticipated by Smith's contemporaries and became an immediate bestseller. That edition sold out quickly and others followed. Today, Smith's Wealth of Nations rightfully claims a place in the Western intellectual canon. It is the first book of modern political economy, and still provides the foundation for the study of that discipline. But it is much more than that. Along with important discussions of economics and political theory, Smith mixed plain common sense with large measures of history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and much else. Few texts remind us so clearly that the Enlightenment was very much a lived experience, a concern with improving the human condition in practical ways for real people. A masterpiece by any measure, Wealth of Nations remains a classic of world literature to be usefully enjoyed by readers today.

About the Author

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish historian, political economist, writer, rhetorician, astronomer, and social philosopher, who wrote 'The Wealth of Nations'. It is considered the first book of modern political economy, and still provides the foundation for the study of that discipline.