Humanism challenges materialism in economics and economic history / edited by Roderick Floud, Santhi...
Humanism challenges materialism in economics and economic history / edited by Roderick Floud, Santhi...
Humanism challenges materialism in economics and economic history / edited by Roderick Floud, Santhi Hejeebu, and David Mitch.
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
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G 2019/2589 , G 2020/0645
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English
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Physical content
276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational actors that simply do not exist. What is needed for a mor...
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Humanism challenges materialism in economics and economic history / edited by Roderick Floud, Santhi Hejeebu, and David Mitch.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ebook version : 9780226429618
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G 2019/2589 , G 2020/0645
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74VKVB8Km8kO
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ISBN
9780226429588 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
330.01
MMS ID
991024242014902626
