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Book review: Adam Smith reconsidered: history, liberty, and the foundations of modern politics by Paul Sagar

Scott, Jake (2022) Book review: Adam Smith reconsidered: history, liberty, and the foundations of modern politics by Paul Sagar. LSE Review of Books (20 Jul 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In Adam Smith Reconsidered: History, Liberty, and the Foundations of Modern Politics, Paul Sagar offers a new appraisal of the work of the influential economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith, retrieving Smith’s legacy from simplistic readings to show him as a complex thinker whose work matured, developed and shifted across his life. Anyone interested in Adam Smith or the history of political ideas should read this book, recommends Jake Scott. Adam Smith Reconsidered: History, Liberty, and the Foundations of Modern Politics. Paul Sagar. Princeton UP. 2022.

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information: © 2022 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited: 19 Aug 2022 13:39
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 03:34
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/115855

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