Luxury and public happiness political economy in the Italian Enlightenment Wahnbaeck, Till. creator text bibliography Electronic books. History. enk Oxford New York Clarendon Press Oxford University Press 2004 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (x, 228 pages) 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. 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. specialized Till Wahnbaeck. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-it--- 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 fast HB841 330.94507 Luxury and public happiness Wahnbaeck, Till. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2004044807 Oxford historical monographs 9780191710056 0191710059 9780199269839 0199269831 0199269831 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/26808 FIE 040129 20260318184929.4 in00005706583 eng