Republicanism and the French Revolution: An Intellectual History of Jean-Baptiste Say's Political Economy

by Richard Whatmore

Overview

This book provides a new interpretation of political thought and political economy in France from the death of Louis XVI to the July revolution of 1830. The clash between modern republicanism and other theories of governing societies is the background to a thorough interpretation of the life and writings of Jean-Baptiste Say, the most famous political economist of the post-revolutionary era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199241156
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2001
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

University of Sussex

Table of Contents

Part I. Reinterpreting Say1. The J.-B. Say problem2. Republicanism and political economyPart II The Intellectual Context of Say's Ideas3. The political economy of French decline4. The republican turn in France, 1776-17895. Revolution and the political economy of TerrorPart III Republican Political Economy6. Say's republicanism, 1794-17987. The idea of a Traité d'économie politique8. Defending republican manners9. Restoring French gloryPart IV Republican Political Economy in Conditions of Monarchy10. Rejecting the post-war settlement11. 'Social science in its entirety'12. Conclusion