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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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Scotland, Improvement and Enlightenment; 2. Commerce, Stages and the Natural History of Society; 3. Prosperity and Poverty; 4. Markets, Law and Politics; 5. Liberty and the Virtues of Commerce; 6. The Dangers of Commerce; 7. The Idea of a Commercial Society; References; Index.