Political Writings

by John Hawkins and Samuel Johnson

Book Overview

The eighteenth century produced a remarkable array of thinkers whose influence in the development of free societies and free institutions is incalculable. Among these thinkers were Mandeville, Hutcheson, Smith, Hume, and Burke; their time is known as the Age of Johnson. Samuel Johnson: Political Writings contains twenty-four of Johnson's essays on the great social, economic, and political issues of his time. These include "Taxation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865972753
• ISBN13: 9780865972759
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5