Luxury and Public Happiness in the Italian Enlightenment (Oxford Historical Monographs) [Hardcover]

Till Wahnbaeck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0199269831 | ISBN-13: 978-0199269839

Through an analysis of the eighteenth-century debate about luxury, Wahnbaeck traces the shaping of a new language of political economy. By charting not only the development of political economy in Italy, but the methods of transmission of the ideas at the heart of this debate, the author argues that the focus on economic thought is characteristic of the Italian enlightenment at large. Ultimately, these methods were responsible for the development of very distinct 'cultures of enlightenment' across the Italian peninsula.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book provides a rich and detailed account of the approach to luxury of those who published on political economy in France and Italy in the eighteenth century. The English Historical Review This is a useful book on an intriguing topic, that of the relationship between luxury and public happiness Storia del Pensiero Economico

About the Author

Till Wahnbaeck studied for his doctorate at Balliol College, Oxford. He was a visiting fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and worked at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. He is now a Brand Manager for Procter & Gamble in Geneva.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199269831
• ISBN-13: 978-0199269839
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,885,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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