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Autore |
Neufeldt Leonard |
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Titolo |
The economist : Henry Thoreau and enterprise / / Leonard N. Neufeldt |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-52384-0 |
0-19-536333-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economics in literature |
Economics - United States - History - 19th century |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Key to Abbreviations; Introduction; I: Enterprise, Economy, and Vocation; 1. An Enterprise of Self-Culture in a Culture of Enterprise; 2. The Economist of Walden; 3. Comparative Demands; II: Walden and the Guidebook for Young Men; 4. The Young Man's Guide; 5. The American Success Manual for Young Men; 6. Walden as Parody; Afterword; Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a study of Thoreau's participation in the economic discourse of his time, when America underwent an unprecedented transformation in economic thinking and behaviour. |
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