{"product_id":"the-idea-of-commercial-society-christopher-j-berry-9780748645329","title":"The Idea of Commercial Society in the Scottish Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most arresting aspect of the Scottish Enlightenment is its conception of commercial society as a distinct and distinctive social formation. Christopher Berry explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the contemporary debates and tensions between Enlightenment thinkers that this idea raised. The book analyses the full range of literature on the subject, from key works like Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations', David Hume's 'Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects' and Adam Ferguson's 'Essay on the History of Civil Society' to lesser-known works such as Robert Wallace's 'Dissertation on Numbers of Mankind'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher J. Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748645322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748645329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Christopher J. Berry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086797877503,"sku":"9780748645329","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6f78b56-3e49-48a3-8f94-181bc45cb6ea.jpg?v=1769096641","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-idea-of-commercial-society-christopher-j-berry-9780748645329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}