| Physics and Politics Contributor(s): Bagehot, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438529597 ISBN-13: 9781438529592 Publisher: Book Jungle OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Science & Technology - Philosophy | Political - Science | History |
| Dewey: 320.01 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.55 lbs) 138 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walter Bagehot was a 19th century British businessman, essayist, and journalist. He studied law but chose to enter his fatherZs 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. |