The great economists
their lives and their conceptions of the world.
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Author
Contributions
- Heilbroner, Robert L. - Contributor
Publication
1955 - Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL14461692M
Classifications
- LCCHB76 H45 1955
- DDC330.10922 H
- LCCHB'76'H46'1992
Description
"The Worldly Philosophers is a bestselling classic that not only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better understand our own times. In this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a view theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideas - namely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
This is a book about a handful of men with a curious claim to fame.
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