General Information

Author/Creator

Hirschman, Albert O., author.

Language

English.

Published

Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2013.

Physical Description

xvii, 384 pages ; 25 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Adelman, Jeremy, (editor of compilation.)

Rothschild, Emma, 1948-

Sen, Amartya, 1933-

Contents/Summary

Summary

"The Essential Hirschman brings together some of the finest essays in the social sciences, written by one of the twentieth century's most influential and provocative thinkers. Albert O. Hirschman was a master essayist, one who possessed the rare ability to blend the precision of economics with the elegance of literary imagination. In an age in which our academic disciplines require ever-greater specialization and narrowness, it is rare to encounter an intellectual who can transform how we think about inequality by writing about traffic, or who can slip in a quote from Flaubert to reveal something surprising about taxes. The essays gathered here span an astonishing range of topics and perspectives, including industrialization in Latin America, imagining reform as more than repair, the relationship between imagination and leadership, routine thinking and the marketplace, and the ways our arguments affect democratic life. Throughout, we find humor, unforgettable metaphors, brilliant analysis, and elegance of style that give Hirschman such a singular voice. Featuring an introduction by Jeremy Adelman that places each of these essays in context as well as an insightful afterword by Emma Rothschild and Amartya Sen, The Essential Hirschman is the ideal introduction to Hirschman for a new generation of readers and a must-have collection for anyone seeking his most important writings in one book"--

Subjects

Subject

Hirschman, Albert O.

Economists > United States.

Industrialization.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Albert O. Hirschman ; edited and with an introduction by Jeremy Adelman ; afterword by Emma Rothschild & Amartya Sen.

ISBN

9780691159904

0691159904

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	330.092 HIR		Reference	-

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