Travel, Travel Writing, and British Political Economy - 9781138019508

Taylor & Francis

Travel, Travel Writing, and British Political EconomyInstructions for Travellers, circa 17501850\nAuthor(s): Brian P. Cooper\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138019508, 978-1138019508\nSynopsis\nThe book draws on the history of economics, literary theory, and the history of science to explore how European travelers like Alexander von Humboldt and their readers, circa [tel], adapted the work of British political economists, such as Adam Smith, to help organize their observations, and, in turn, how political economists used travelers observations in their own analyses. \n\nCooper examines journals, letters, books, art, and critical reviews to cast in sharp relief questions raised about political economy by contemporaries over the status of facts and evidence, whether its principles admitted of universal application, and the determination of wealth, value, and happiness in different societies. Travelers citing [url].