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Worldly Philosopher

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Worldly Philosopher

By Jeremy Adelman

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About the book

Worldly Philosopher chronicles the times and writings of Albert O. Hirschman, one of the twentieth century's most original and provocative thinkers. In this gripping biography, Jeremy Adelman tells the story of a man shaped by modern horrors and hopes, a worldly intellectual who fought for and wrote in defense of the values of tolerance and change. This is the first major account of Hirschman's remarkable life, and a tale of the twentieth century as seen through the story of an astute and passio...Show more

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9780691163499

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2014

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1

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Worldly Philosopher

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