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Adam Smith in Toulouse and Occitania : the unknown years
- Title
- Adam Smith in Toulouse and Occitania : the unknown years / Alain Alcouffe, Philippe Massot-Bordenave.
- Author
- Alcouffe, Alain
- Publication
- Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, Springer NatureSwitzerland, [2020]
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- Additional Authors
- Massot-Bordenave, Philippe
- Description
- xxiii, 312 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- This book provides substantial background on what Adam Smith did during his stay in Toulouse and the Languedoc region of France during the 18th century. This is a crucial period in Smith's life for at least two reasons: i) it is during this time that Smith began to work on The Wealth of Nations; and ii) it is generally understood that although some of his ideas about political economy were already formed before his trip, his encounters with many French political economists during his time in France helped him to further develop them. As such, this book provides a rich resource to further understanding Smith's world, his travel experiences and the people he met during this time and situates these within the broader context of Smith's life as a whole, and within the British aristocracy. This work will be of value to students and researchers in the history of economic thought, travel studies and Scottish studies.
- Uniform Title
- Adam Smith à Toulouse et en Occitanie. English
- Alternative Title
- Adam Smith à Toulouse et en Occitanie.
- Subject
- Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 > Travel > France > Toulouse
- Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 > Travel > France, Southern
- Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
- 1700-1799
- Economists > Scotland > Biography
- Philosophers > Scotland > Biography
- Economic history
- Economists
- Intellectual life
- Philosophers
- Travel
- France, Southern > Intellectual life > 18th century
- France, Southern > Economic conditions > 18th century
- France > Toulouse
- Scotland
- Southern France
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Prologue -- Chapter I. Two Scottish Visitors -- Chapter 2.Two Scots in Toulouse -- Chapter 3. Smith and the Calas Affair -- Chapter 4. Smith's Journeys in the Southwest -- Chapter 5. The Languedoc estates and the end of the stay -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFD 21-1542
- ISBN
- 9783030465773
- 3030465772
- LCCN
- 2021382422
- 9783030465773
- OCLC
- 1202593074
- Author
- Alcouffe, Alain, author.
- Title
- Adam Smith in Toulouse and Occitania : the unknown years / Alain Alcouffe, Philippe Massot-Bordenave.
- Publisher
- Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, Springer NatureSwitzerland, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1700-1799
- Added Author
- Massot-Bordenave, Philippe, author.
- Other Form:
- 9783030465780 e-book version
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9783030465773 hardback
- Research Call Number
- JFD 21-1542