As a rule, an author's correspondence possesses only a secondary interest, but Jacob Burckhardt's letters are of primary interest to students of history because of the nature of the man and of his major writings. "Judgments on History and Historians", for example, consists not
This easy-to-use index helps students, readers and researchers to trace their topics of interest through all of Adam Smith's work.
Examines where, when and under what influences the writer Tocqueville wrote "Democracy". The text considers the mental process through which the... Læs mere
A history and exposition of the quest of liberty, order and justice in England, the American colonies,... Læs mere
Examines some of the central themes and ideologies central to the formation of the United States. This book provides an examination of various... Læs mere
Examines the fundamental principles of our legal system from a public choice perspective and compares its efficiency and accuracy with other systems. This book presents two works by... Læs mere
Presents a view of Austrian price theory. This book utilises the tools of economic reasoning to explain the market process. It examines error in decision-making, entrepreneurial profit, and competition as a process of discovery and learning.
A contribution to the relationship between law and liberty, this work forms a criticism of virtually every modern mode of interpreting the law. Pound believed that the administration of justice had lost its grounding and recourse to enduring ideals.
Samuel Pufendorf was, along with Grotius, a great renewer of natural law theory. First translated in 1695, this title exhibits the... Læs mere
A V Dicey's lectures were a reflection of the anxieties felt by Benthamite Liberals in the face of Socialist... Læs mere
Christian Thomasius' natural jurisprudence is useful to understanding the origins of the Enlightenment in... Læs mere