Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement
(Part of the The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Series)
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This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered "the first American," his intellectual world was cosmopolitan. An active participant in eighteenth-century Atlantic debates over the modern commercial republic, Franklin combined abstract analyses with practical proposals. Houston treats Franklin as shrewd, creative, and engaged--a lively thinker who joined both learned controversies...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300124473
ISBN13:9780300124477
Release Date:November 2008
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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