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The fable of the bees; (Pelican classics)
The fable of the bees - Pelican classics
Author: Bernard Mandeville
"The Fable of the Bees", published in its final form in 1724, consists of a poem, "The Grumbling Hive", and a series of essays arguing the necessity of vice as the foundation of the emerging capitalist economy. Intended as a commentary on England as the author saw it, on first publication it was virtually ignored, but once the new edition in 172...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140400168
ISBN-10: 0140400168
Pages: 416
Edition: First Thus
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Publisher: Penguin
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