Physics and Politics

Walter Bagehot was a 19th century British businessman, essayist, and journalist. He studied law but chose to enter his father¿s shipping and banking business. He worked as editor-in-chief of The Economist. In Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society (1872) he coined the still-current expression, "the cake of custom," to describe the tension between social institutions and innovations. The Table of Contents includes The Preliminary Age, The use of conflict, Nation-making, The age of discussion, and Verifiable progress politically considered.

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• Autori: Walter Bagehot
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.03.2010
• EAN: 9781438529592
• ISBN: 978-1-4385-2959-2
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Altro