Jealousy of Trade: International Competition and the

Jealousy of Trade: International Competition and the Nation-State in Historical Perspective
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This collection explores eighteenth-century theories of international market competition that continue to be relevant for the twenty-first century. â€œJealousy of tradeâ€ refers to a particular conjunction between politics and the economy that emerged when success in international trade became a matter of the military and political survival of nations. Today, it would be called â€œeconomic nationalism,â€ and in this book Istvan Hont connects the commercial politics of nationalism and globalization in the eighteenth century to theories of commercial society and Enlightenment ideas of the economic limits of politics.The book begins with an analysis of how the notion of â€œcommerceâ€ was added to Hobbesâ€™s â€œstate of natureâ€ by Samuel Pufendorf. Hont then considers British neo-Machiavellian political economy after the Glorious Revolution. From there he moves to a novel interpretation of the political economy of the Scottish Enlightenment, particularly of David Hume and Adam Smith, concluding with a conceptual history of nation-state and nationalism in the French Revolution.Jealousy of Trade combines political theory with intellectual history, illuminating the past but also considering the challenges of today.
Country USA
Brand Belknap Press
Manufacturer Belknap Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 8 line illustrations
ReleaseDate 2010-03-15
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780674055773

Country	USA
Brand	Belknap Press
Manufacturer	Belknap Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	8 line illustrations
ReleaseDate	2010-03-15
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780674055773

Jealousy of Trade: International Competition and the Nation-State in Historical Perspective

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