| Description |
1 online resource (x, 228 pages) |
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Oxford historical monographs |
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Oxford historical monographs.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. The European Debate about Luxury -- 1. The Meaning of the Term 'Luxury': Shifts and Extensions -- 2. Enlightenment Views of Luxury -- 3. The Origins of Political Economy in Italy -- pt. 2. Public Culture and the Transmission of Ideas -- 4. Tuscany: The Politics of Reform in an Agricultural Land -- 5. Tuscan Economic Thought: Ministerial Memorandums and Public Discourse -- 6. The Tuscan Luxury Debate between Morals and Economics -- pt. 3. The Development of a New Language of Political Economy -- 7. Lombardy: Enlightenment from Above and from Within -- 8. Pietro Verri, Cesare Beccaria, and the Beginning of the Debate -- 9. The Shaping of Political Economy in the Milanese Enlightenment |
| Summary |
This work charts the development of political economy in 18th-century Italy, arguing that the focus on economic thought is characteristic of the Italian Enlightenment at large. Through an analysis of the debate about luxury, it traces the shaping of a new language of political economy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Luxury -- History -- 18th century
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Economics -- Italy -- History -- 18th century
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Enlightenment -- Italy
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Economics.
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Enlightenment.
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Luxury.
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Economic Theory.
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Philosophy.
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Business & Economics.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Italy.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191710056 |
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0191710059 |
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9780199269839 |
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0199269831 |
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