On Commerce and Usury (1524)

Informationen zum Autor Martin Luther, edited with an introduction and notes by Philipp Robinson Rössner Klappentext This volume presents Martin Luther's contribution to the modern economic sciences, providing a detailed introduction and revised translation of his 1524 pamphlet, 'On Commerce and Usury' ('Von Kauffshandlung vnd Wucher'). Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; CRITICAL INTRODUCTION: 1. Approaching Luther; 2. Contextualizing Luther: The Powers of Time and Space; 3. Luther: Impulsive Economics; 4. The Grip of the Dead Hand: Crisis Economics for a Pre-Industrial Society? 5. Von Kauffshandlung und Wucher (1524): Analytical Summary; 6. Conclusion: What Can We Learn from Luther Today?; ON COMMERCE AND USURY (1524): Notes on the Text; On Commerce and Usury; Bibliography; Index

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• Authors: Martin Luther
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2015
• EAN: 9781783083855
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-385-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Economic Ideas That Built Euro; Anthem Other Canon Economics; Economic Ideas That Built Europe; Anthem Other Canon Economics; Economic Ideas That Built Euro; Economic Ideas that Built Europe
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