Adam Smith's view of history: Consistent or paradoxical?

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-25

  Alvey, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adam Smith; Commercial society; Cyclical theory; End of history; Teleological history

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042880050     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952695103016002001     Document Type: Review

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