The Essential Hirschman
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The Essential Hirschman
By (Author) Albert O. Hirschman
Edited by Jeremy Adelman
Introduction by Jeremy Adelman
Afterword by Emma Rothschild
Afterword by Amartya Sen
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
6th July 2015
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
History of ideas
Development economics and emerging economies
300
Physical Properties
Paperback
408
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
539g
Description
The Essential Hirschman brings together some of the finest essays in the social sciences, written by one of the twentieth century's most influential and provocative thinkers. Albert O. Hirschman was a master essayist, one who possessed the rare ability to blend the precision of economics with the elegance of literary imagination. In an age in which
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"Adelman ... has done an excellent job of bringing together articles that express Hirschman's skepticism, as well as brilliant observation, often consisting of brilliant juxtapositions of unlikely sources... [T]hose who do sink their teeth into this work will be highly rewarded."--Choice
Author Bio
Albert O. Hirschman (1915-2012) was one of the leading intellectuals of the twentieth century, renowned for his contributions to economics, the social sciences, and the history of ideas. Jeremy Adelman is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University. His books include Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman (Princeton).
