Further Reading

250th Anniversary of the Publication of 'The Wealth of Nations'

250th Anniversary of the Publication of 'The We...

Celebrating 250 years since the publication of Adam Smith's 'Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'

Philosophy History & Economics

250th Anniversary of the Publication of 'The We...

By Oliver Yarwood

Celebrating 250 years since the publication of Adam Smith's 'Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'

The Decline and Fall of Empires

The Decline and Fall of Empires

This week marks 250 years since the first publication of Edward Gibbon’s (1737-1794) era-defining History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

Philosophy History & Economics

The Decline and Fall of Empires

By Oliver Yarwood

This week marks 250 years since the first publication of Edward Gibbon’s (1737-1794) era-defining History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

Travels along the Silk Routes Shapero Rare Books

Money, Money, Money

  Two hundred and fifty years ago this year, a group of stock-jobbers, dealers and brokers, and market-makers got together, and the art of speculation was born.

Philosophy History & Economics

Money, Money, Money

By Oliver Yarwood

  Two hundred and fifty years ago this year, a group of stock-jobbers, dealers and brokers, and market-makers got together, and the art of speculation was born.

Invisible Hands and Ghostly Spectators Shapero Rare Books

Invisible Hands and Ghostly Spectators

June 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith (1723-1790), one of Britain’s greatest political economists and moral philosophers.

Philosophy History & Economics

Invisible Hands and Ghostly Spectators

By Oliver Yarwood

June 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith (1723-1790), one of Britain’s greatest political economists and moral philosophers.

Rudolph Ackermann

Rudolph Ackermann

When we watch Bridgerton or the many film adaptions of Jane Austen novels, it is easy to identify with the characters, they seem just like us but wearing fancier clothes.

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Rudolph Ackermann

The man who made history

When we watch Bridgerton or the many film adaptions of Jane Austen novels, it is easy to identify with the characters, they seem just like us but wearing fancier clothes.