Irony in Adam Smith’s Critical Global History

Political Theory

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 141-163

  Pitts, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adam Smith; global commerce; history; irony; judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015673943     PISSN: 00905917     EISSN: 15527476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0090591715588352     Document Type: Article

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