Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of N.

Bagehot, Walter

ISBN 10: 1566632218 / ISBN 13: 9781566632218

Published by Ivan R. Dee, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of N.
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566632218
• ISBN 13: 9781566632218
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Used: Like New

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Synopsis

One of the great short masterpieces of nineteenth-century thought, Physics and Politics is in essence a brilliant essay in social psychology. It defines with grim humor the conditions of stabiltiy and social progress.

About the Author

Banker, editor, political thinker, and literary critic, Walter Bagehot (1826–1877) edited the Economist for the last seventeen years of his life and enjoyed intimate friendships with the leading political figures of his day. He also wrote The English Constitution and Lombard Street. Roger Kimball is managing editor of The New Criterion and author of Tenured Radicals (also published by Ivan R. Dee).