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Luxury and public happiness : political economy in the Italian Enlightenment /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wahnbaeck, Till
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Luxury > History > 18th century.
Economics > Italy > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment > Italy.
Luxe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Économie politique > Italie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières > Italie.
Economics.
Enlightenment.
Luxury.
Italy.
Economic Theory.
Philosophy.
Business & Economics.
Philosophy & Religion.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 228 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191710056
0191710059
9780199269839
0199269831