The Forgotten Man and Other Essays (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

William Graham Sumner

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330632702 ISBN 13 : 9781330632703

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Classic economic thought with sharp, clear wit that cuts through excuses and myths

The Forgotten Man and Other Essays collects William Graham Sumner’s enduring pieces on protectionism, money, and social policy. This edition highlights the famous, previously unpublished lecture The Forgotten Man, alongside a range of essays that survey how markets, governments, and ideas interact in American life.

In these pages, Sumner speaks directly to readers who want plain explanations of complex topics. He challenges economic dogmas and shows how policy shapes everyday lives. The editor notes provide context, preserving Sumner’s spirited voice and his long career as a teacher and public thinker.

• Read accessible explanations of protectionism and its critics.
• Explore how 19th‑century politics influenced economic ideas and policy.
• Discover Sumner’s insightful takes on currency, taxation, and social reform.
• Find material of historical interest, including a landmark lecture presented here for the first time.

Ideal for readers of classic American economic essays, political economy, and social commentary seeking clear, principled arguments.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Forgotten Man and Other Essays

With the present collection the publication of Sumner's Essays comes to an end. The original project of publishers and editor contemplated but a single volume - "War and Other Essays" - and they accordingly equipped that volume with a bibliography which was as complete as they then could make it. But when, later on, other materials came to be known about, and especially after the discovery of a number of unpublished manuscripts, the encouraging reception accorded to the first venture led us to publish a second, and then a third collection: "Earth Hunger and Other Essays" and "The Challenge of Facts and Other Essays." It was during the preparation of the latter of these, now some five years ago, that the late Professor Callender deplored to the editor the omission of certain of Sumner's essays in political economy - in particular those dealing with free trade and sound money. And the reviewers of preceding collections had reminded us, rightly enough, that there should be a fuller bibliography and also an index covering all the essays.

In this last volume we have striven to meet these several suggestions and criticisms. And it is now the purpose of the publishers to form of these singly issued volumes a set of four, numbered in the order of their issue.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330632702
• ISBN 13: 9781330632703
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 570
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