POLS 8111Section 001Fall 20264 credits
Commercial Society
Call number
Tuesday
2:10pm–4:00pm
PHILOSOPHY HALL PHI 507
Morningside
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Description
Before capitalism, there was commercial society. This course examines European debates about commerce, luxury, and social organization from the late seventeenth through the late eighteenth centuries. We will survey a range of theoretical perspectives on the new forms of commercial sociability and political life emerging in Europe, whether triumphant, despairing, or ambivalent.
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Flat map — motion reduced
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- Credits
- 4 credits
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