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Qu'est-ce que la propriété? P.-J. Proudhon · 1840 · ★ 3.8 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Challenging “Property is robbery!” This slogan coined by the French political philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon is one of his answers to the titular question of his 1840 treatise, What Is Property? A fervent attack against the established order of capitalism and private property, the publication of What Is Property? almost immediately led to Proudhon’s official prosecution and the revocation of Proudhon’s… Shares: Property, Économie politique, Economics, Philosophy

The vested interests and the common man. The modern point of view and the new order Thorstein Veblen · 1920 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Challenging This expansive collection gathers Thorstein Veblen's major writings on capitalism, institutions, education, and social power, including The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, The Vested Interests and the Common Man, and essays on capital, workmanship, and industrial organization. Written in Veblen's famously ironic, analytic prose, these works expose the conflict… Shares: Industry, Industries, Economics

Absentee ownership and busines enterprise in recent times Thorstein Veblen · 1923 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Absentee Ownership is an inquiry into the economic situation as it has taken shape in the twentieth century, particularly as exemplified in the case of America. According to Thorstein Veblen, absentee ownership is the main and immediate controlling interest in the life of civilized men. It is the paramount issue between the civilized nations, and guides the conduct of their affairs at home and… Shares: Property, Industrie, Industries

Industry and trade Alfred Marshall · 1919 · 874p · ≈ 29h · Challenging British economist ALFRED MARSHALL (1842-1924) was one of the most prominent thinkers of his age, and his work influenced half a century of financial philosophy. Though the bulk of his work was completed before the turn of the 20th century, the global ramifications of World War I prompted him to reconsider his theories on international economics, and in 1919 he published the two-volume Industry… Shares: Industrie, Industry, Industries

Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market Murray N. Rothbard · 2004 · 1544p · ≈ 51h · Moderate Murray N. Rothbard's great treatise Man, Economy, and State and its complementary text Power and Market, are here combined into a single edition as they were written to be. It provides a sweeping presentation of Austrian economic theory, a reconstruction of many aspects of that theory, a rigorous criticism of alternative schools, and an inspiring look at a science of liberty that concerns nearly… Shares: Économie politique, Economics

Fields, Factories, and Workshops Peter Kropotkin · 1899 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Fields, Factories, and Workshops is an 1899 book by anarchist Peter Kropotkin that discusses the decentralization of industries, possibilities of agriculture, and uses of small industries. Before this book on economics, Kropotkin had been known for his militant activity in behalf of international anarchism and writings on Siberian geography. Through the book, he sought to connect anarchism with… Shares: Économie politique, Industries, Economics, Philosophy

Principles of Political Economy John Stuart Mill · 1848 · ★ 3.8 · 626p · ≈ 20h · Demanding The appearance of a treatise like the present, on a subject on which so many works of merit already exist, may be thought to require some explanation. It might perhaps be sufficient to say, that no existing treatise on Political Ecomony contains the latest improvements which have been made in the theory of the subject. Many new ideas, and new applications of ideas, have been elicited by the… Shares: Économie politique, Economics, Philosophy

Unto This Last John Ruskin · 1860 · ★ 3.8 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Unto This Last is an essay on economy by John Ruskin, critical of the 18th and 19th century capitalist economists. When first published as four magazine articles in 1860 they were, in the words of Ruskin himself, "very violently criticized" and the publisher was force to halt publication. But Ruskin persevered and released the four articles in this book form in 1862. Gandhi read Unto This Last in… Shares: Économie politique, Economics, Philosophy

The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith · 1776 · ★ 3.9 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was recognized as a landmark of human thought upon its publication in 1776. As the first scientific argument for the principles of political economy, it is the point of departure for all subsequent economic thought. Smith's theories of capital accumulation, growth, and secular change, among others, continue to be influential in modern economics. This reprint of… Shares: Économie politique, Economics

Dictionary of commercial, financial and legal terms Robert Herbst · 1955 · 1160p · ≈ 38h · Challenging Shares: Économie politique, Economics

The crown of wild olives John Ruskin · 1800 · ★ 3.4 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Twenty years ago, there was no lovelier piece of lowland scenery in South England, nor any more pathetic in the world, by its expression of sweet human character and life, than that immediately bordering on the sources of the Wandle, and including the lower moors of Addington, and the villages of Beddington and Carshalton, with all their pools and streams. No clearer or diviner waters ever sang… Shares: Industry, Economics

Looking Backward, 2000-1887 Edward Bellamy · 1888 · ★ 3.3 · 237p · ≈ 7h · Challenging A man being put into a hypnotic sleep, is awakened 113 years later to an entirely new social structure. Shares: Social problems, Economics

Ssu-chʻuan sheng chih Sichuan Sheng di fang zhi bian zuan wei yuan hui · 1992 · 459p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares: Industries, Philosophy

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 This Excellent Collection brings together Stapledon's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Olaf Stapledon's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is one of the… Shares: Philosophy

Πολιτικά (Politiká) Aristotle · 1492 · ★ 3.7 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Demanding "This new translation of one of the fundamental texts of Western political thought combines strict fidelity to Aristotle's Greek with a contemporary English prose style. Lord's intention throughout is to retain Aristotle's distinctive style. The accompanying notes provide literary and historical references, call attention to textual problems, and supply other essential information and… Shares: Économie politique, Philosophy

Sesame and Lilies, three lectures John Ruskin · 1800 · ★ 4.4 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares: Social problems, Philosophy

A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) John Ruskin · 1857 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Economics, Philosophy

An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy John Stuart Mill · 1865 · 650p · ≈ 21h · Demanding "In this book, John Stuart Mill examines the philosophy of Sir William Hamilton and discusses the principal philosophical questions in his writings. The acknowledged position of Hamilton at the head of the school of philosophy to which he belongs, has principally determined Mill to connect with his name and writings the speculations and criticisms contained in the present work. The justification… Shares: Economics, Philosophy

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