Republicanism and the French Revolution : an intellectual history of Jean-Baptiste Say's political economy

This book provides a new interpretation of political thought and political economy in France from the death of Louis XVI to the July revolution of 1830. The clash between modern republicanism and other theories of governing societies is the background to a thorough interpretation of the life and writings of Jean-Baptiste Say, the most famous political economist of the post-revolutionary era. Republicanism And The French Revolution Reassesses Jean-baptiste Say's Political Economy By Locating The Author's Ideas Amidst The Intellectual Upheavals Of Old Regime And Revolutionary France. Traditionally Say Has Been Portrayed As A Rather Staid Figure, The Archetypal Liberal And Classical Political Economist Devoted To Adam Smith's Wealth Of Nations. This Study Reveals The Historic Say To Have Been Altogether Different; A Passionate And Committed Republican Intellectual And French Patriot, He Was As Opposed To Britain's Constitution, Commerce, And Political Culture As He Was To Bonaparte's First Empire.--jacket. Pt. I. Reinterpreting Say. 1. The J.-b. Say Problem. 2. Republicanism And Political Economy -- Pt. Ii. The Intellectual Context Of Say's Ideas. 3. The Political Economy Of French Decline. 4. The Republican Turn In France, 1776-1789. 5. Revolution And The Political Economy Of Terror -- Pt. Iii. Republican Political Economy. 6. Say's Republicanism, 1794-1798. 7. The Idea Of A Traite D'economie Politique. 8. Defending Republican Manners. 9. Restoring French Glory -- Pt. Iv. Republican Political Economy In Conditions Of Monarchy. 10. Rejecting The Post-war Settlement. 11. 'social Science In Its Entirety'. 12. Conclusion. Richard Whatmore. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [221]-232) And Index.