Essays In Biography (1951) - Couverture rigide

Keynes CB Fba, John Maynard

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ISBN 10 : 1169831923 ISBN 13 : 9781169831926

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Essays in Biography is a collection of essays written by the renowned economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes. Published in 1951, this book is a compilation of biographical essays that explore the lives of various figures who have had a significant impact on history. In this book, Keynes examines the lives of notable individuals such as Isaac Newton, Alfred Marshall, and Thomas Robert Malthus. He delves into their personal lives, their intellectual contributions, and their impact on society. Through these essays, Keynes provides insights into the lives of these great individuals and their legacies.The essays in this book are written in Keynes' characteristic style, which is both insightful and engaging. He provides a unique perspective on the lives of these individuals, drawing on his own experiences and knowledge of the economic and social conditions of their times. Essays in Biography is a must-read for anyone interested in the lives of great individuals and their impact on history. It is a fascinating exploration of the human experience and the ways in which individuals can shape the course of history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Most of the essays in this book were first collected and published in 1933, when Keynes had reached a turning point in what had by then become a highly successful career as an academic economist, as an official economic advisor, opponent of the reparations imposed on Germany, and critic of the orthodox economic policies of British governments. Before devoting himself fully to the final stages of his journey towards the General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Keynes put together these examples of one of his favourite literary genres, the psychological portrait and biographical sketch. With the additions made in 1951 and 1972, the book now contains almost all of Keynes's biographical writings: his savage portraits of the architects of the treaty of Versailles and sketches of other politicians, including Asquith, Balfour, Bonar Law, and Churchill; some classic accounts of the lives of economists, including Malthus, Jevons, Marshall, Edgeworth, and Foxwell; a pair of autobiographical memoirs; a short study of Newton; and many acute and affectionate character sketches of friends. Keynes shows himself here as a literary artist whose work does not suffer by comparison with that of his two friends within the Bloomsbury Group, Virgina Woolf and Lytton Strachey.

Biographie de l'auteur

DONALD WINCH is Emeritus Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex; he was educated at the London School of Economics and Princeton University and has written extensively on the history of economics and the intellectual history of political economy from Adam Smith to Keynes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1169831923
• ISBN 13: 9781169831926
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Éditeur: Keynes Sir Geoffrey
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible