The invention of improvement : information and material progress in seventeenth-century England /
The idea of improvement - gradual and cumulative betterment - was something new in 17th century England. It became commonplace to assert that improvements in agriculture, industry, commerce, and social welfare would bring infinite prosperity and happiness. The word improvement was itself new, and si...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Slack, Paul (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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