The idea of commercial society in the Scottish enlightenment /
The most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporar...
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Language notes: | English. |
Imprint: | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013. |
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