ADAM SMITH'S AMERICA: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism
Traces how generations of American have read, reinterpreted, and weaponized Smith's ideas, revealing how his popular image as a champion of American-style capitalism and free markets is a historical invention. This volume shows how Smith continues to be a vehicle for articulating perennial moral and political anxieties about modern capitalism.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 346
Publisher: Princeton
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780691203812
Item #: 7760582

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