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Essential Writings Volume 2
Essential Writings Volume 2 – William Cobbett William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and „tax-eaters“ relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions […]
Essential Writings Volume 1
Essential Writings Volume 1 – William Cobbett William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and „tax-eaters“ relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions […]
On War
On War – Carl von Clausewitz ‘On War’ is a book on war and military strategy. It was written shortly after the Napoleonic Wars by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. It is one of the most important treatises on political-military analysis and strategy ever written, and even today it remains both controversial and an […]
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species – Thomas Clarkson This essay was honoured with the first prize in the University of Cambridge for the year 1785 and was influential for Clarkson’s further career. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British […]
The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade
The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade – Thomas Clarkson This book, here in an edition with both original volumes, is widely considered as Clarkson’s most important work. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He was not only instrmuental in achieving […]
Society, Manners and Politics in the United States
Society, Manners and Politics in the United States – Michel Chevalier Mr. Chevalier’s chief merits as a traveller consist in the fact, that he directs his attention to the most important concerns and interests of the people, among whom he travels. He has a profound sense of the worth of Humanity, and he values manners, […]
On the Probable Fall in the Value of Gold
On the Probable Fall in the Value of Gold – Michel Chevalier The accomplished author of this treatise has been known as one of the most earnest writers in favour of free trade, and as the champion of every cause which tends to promote the progress of an elevated civilisation, and the best interests of […]
Wealth: A Brief Explanation of the Causes of Economic Wealth
Wealth: A Brief Explanation of the Causes of Economic Wealth – Edwin Cannan Edwin Cannan was not only a British economist and historian of economic thought, but also a professor at the London School of Economics. In this book he has managed to make room for some very fundamental matters which are often ignored in […]
The Character and Logical Method of Political Economy
The Character and Logical Method of Political Economy – John Elliot Cairnes Burke was one of the greatest political thinkers whom England has produced, and all his writings, like his speeches, are characterised by the welding together of knowledge, thought, and feeling. Unlike most orators he is more successful as a writer than as a […]
Studies in History and Jurisprudence Vol. 2
Studies in History and Jurisprudence Vol. 2 – James Bryce This volume contains a collection of studies composed at different times over a long series of years. It treats of diverse topics: yet through many of them there runs a common thread, that of a comparison between the history and law of Rome and the […]