Commerce and Politics in Hume's History of England

Illuminates the relationship between Hume the political thinker, Hume the historian, and Hume the political economist and highlights the social, economic and institutional changes which he wove into an innovative theory of causation

List of contents

Introduction
Commerce as an 'Affair of State'
The Civilised Monarchy under the Tudors
The Paradox of the Constitution
Maritime Trade as the Pivot of Foreign Policy
Public Liberty in Jeopardy
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Jia Wei

Summary

Illuminates the relationship between Hume the political thinker, Hume the historian, and Hume the political economist and highlights the social, economic and institutional changes which he wove into an innovative theory of causation

Product details

• Authors: Jia Wei, Wei Jia
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781783271870
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-187-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History; Studies in Early Modern Cultur; Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History; Studies in Early Modern Cultur
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics