Defoe and the Defense of Commerce (E L S MONOGRAPH SERIES) - Softcover

Meier, Thomas Keith

 
9780920604298: Defoe and the Defense of Commerce (E L S MONOGRAPH SERIES)

Synopsis

Today, commerce needs to be defended against its progressive critics. This was not always the case. In the 17th and 18th centuries commerce represented the force of social innovation. Defoe's defence of commerce was at pains to show that commerce enhanced rather than destroyed the best features of the old aristocratic order.

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