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Luxury and public happiness [electronic resource] : political economy in the Italian Enlightenment / Till Wahnbaeck.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 2004Description: 1 online resource (x, 228 p.).ISBN: 9780191710056 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Luxury -- History -- 18th century | Economics -- Italy -- History -- 18th century | Enlightenment -- ItalyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199269839DDC classification: 330.094509033 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on print version record.