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Worldly philosopher : the odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman / Jeremy Adelman

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] : Princeton Univ. Press, 2013Description: XV, 740 S. : IllISBN:
  • 9780691155678
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: 9781400846849 | Online-Ausg.: Worldly philosopher. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013. 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 740 pages) | Erscheint auch als: Worldly philosopher. Online-Ausgabe Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013. 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 740 Seiten)DDC classification:
  • 330.092 B 23
  • BIO010000 BIO003000 HIS037070 BUS069000 SOC000000
RVK: RVK: CK 3510 | NW 2000 | NW 2050 | QE 800LOC classification:
  • HB75
Summary: "Worldly Philosopher" chronicles the times and writings of Albert O. Hirschman, one of the twentieth century's most original and provocative thinkers. In this gripping biography, Jeremy Adelman tells the story of a man shaped by modern horrors and hopes, a worldly intellectual who fought for and wrote in defense of the values of tolerance and change. Born in Berlin in 1915, Hirschman grew up amid the promise and turmoil of the Weimar era, but fled Germany when the Nazis seized power in 1933. Amid hardship and personal tragedy, he volunteered to fight against the fascists in Spain and helped many of Europe's leading artists and intellectuals escape to America after France fell to Hitler. His intellectual career led him to Paris, London, and Trieste, and to academic appointments at Columbia, Harvard, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He was an influential adviser to governments in the United States, Latin America, and Europe, as well as major foundations and the World Bank. Along the way, he wrote some of the most innovative and important books in economics, the social sciences, and the history of ideas. Throughout, he remained committed to his belief that reform is possible, even in the darkest of times. This is the first major account of Hirschman's remarkable life, and a tale of the twentieth century as seen through the story of an astute and passionate observer. Adelman's riveting narrative traces how Hirschman's personal experiences shaped his unique intellectual perspective, and how his enduring legacy is one of hope, open-mindedness, and practical idealism.Call number: Grundsignatur: 2013 A 3947Other relationships: Weitere Beziehungen: PPN: PPN: 73364855X
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Magazinbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd stub 4 Geschlossenes Magazin 2013 A 3947 Available 51214916090
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