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Autore |
Longaker Mark Garrett <1974-> |
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Rhetorical style and bourgeois virtue : capitalism and civil society in the British Enlightenment / / Mark Garrett Longaker |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (170 pages ) |
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Collana |
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The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Capitalism - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain - History |
Rhetoric - Great Britain - History |
Enlightenment - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Works -- Definitions and Introductions -- 1 John Locke on Clarity -- 2 Adam Smith on Probity -- 3 Hugh Blair on Moderation -- 4 Herbert Spencer on Economy -- Conclusions and Provocations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Focuses on the writings of John Locke, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, and Herbert Spencer to explore how the discipline of rhetoric connected the economics and ethics of capitalism from the British Enlightenment through the nineteenth century"--Provided by publisher. |
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