9781438529592

Physics and Politics

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ISBN13: 9781438529592

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Walter Bagehot was a 19th century British businessman, essayist, and journalist. He studied law but chose to enter his father s shipping and banking business. He worked as editor-in-chief of The Economist. In Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society (1872) he coined the still-current expression, "the cake of custom," to describe the tension between social institutions and innovations. The Table of Contents includes The Preliminary Age, The use of conflict, Nation-making, The age of discussion, and Verifiable progress politically considered."

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9781438529592

ISBN-10

1438529597

Weight

0.55 Pounds

Dimensions

7.50 x 0.30 x 9.25 In

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$10.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

138 pages

Publisher

Book Jungle

Published On

2009-11-04



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