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The History of England: Volume I
David Hume
Издател: Liberty Classics
With the publication of the first volume of his History of England in 1754 David Hume stepped into the position as one of Britain’s leading men of letters; only Samuel Johnson could be said to outshine him in national and international reputation. The History of England was probably more widely and more often reprinted than any of Johnson’s
The History of England: Volume II
David Hume
Издател: Liberty Classics
The History of England (sometimes referred to as The History of Great Britain) (1754–62) is David Hume's great historical work, written while he was serving as librarian to the Edinburgh Faculty of Advocates, and published in six volumes in 1754, 1756, 1759, and 1762. His History became a best-seller, finally giving him the financial
The History of England: Volume III
David Hume
Издател: Liberty Classics
Volume 3 of “Hume’s great History of England the theme of which is liberty, above all English constitutional development from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Revolution of 1688. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume.
The History of England: Volume IV
David Hume
Издател: Liberty Classics
Hume's monumental 3,000-plus page masterpiece ranks among the greatest works of history and has been an essential component of sophisticated libraries for centuries. Hume is renowned as both a historian and philosopher. This essential classic covers 1,800 years of English history.
The History of England: Volume V
David Hume
Издател: Liberty Classics
Volume 5 of “Hume’s great History of England the theme of which is liberty, above all English constitutional development from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Revolution of 1688. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, the last to contain corrections by Hume.
The History of England: Volume VI
David Hume
Издател: Liberty Classics
David Hume's great, enduring reputation in philosophy tends to obscure the fact that, among his contemporaries, his history of England was a more successful work. The history covers almost 1800 years. Hume saw English history as an evolution from a government of will to a government of law. Advanced in Hume's masterly prose, this argument
The History of Money
Jack Weatherford
Издател: Three Rivers Press
From primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange, "The History of Money" explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives--economic, political, and personal National publicity .
The History of the American Revolution, vol. 1
David Ramsay
Издател: Liberty Fund, Inc.
David Ramsay’s History of the American Revolution appeared in 1789 during an enthusiastic celebration of nationhood. It is the first American national history written by an American revolutionary and printed in America.
Ramsay, a well-known Federalist, was an active participant in many of the events of the period and a member of the Continental
The History of the American Revolution, vol. 2
David Ramsay
Издател: Liberty Fund, Inc.
The History of the American Revolution has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in the last twenty-five years. We learn from Ramsay the interpreter of his present and his past. We learn about the intellectual predilections of the eighteenth-century historian: the values, assumptions, principles, and expectations of one who lived and wrote amidst the
The Invisible Hook
Peter T. Leeson
Издател: Princeton University Press
Mr. Leeson's book represents a serious attempt to use the tools of economics to make sense of the institutions of piracy. The book is another example of economic imperialism, the use of economics to make sense of real world phenomena that are outside the standard realm of economic science. It addresses an important force that did, and does, impact
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