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"Unto this last": four essays on the first principles of political economy

John Ruskin, “Unto This Last:” Four Essays on the First Principles of Political Economy (1st edition) (London: Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Cornhill, 1862; OCLC 6901700 ). Source: Google Books ( https://books.google.com/books?id=p1U6AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover ). · xviii pages, 1 leaf, 174 pages 17 cm. · Unto This Last is an essay on economy by John Ruskin, first published in December 1860 in the monthly journal Cornhill Magazine in four articles. Ruskin says himself that these articles were "very violently criticized", forcing the publisher to stop the publication after four months. Subscribers sent protest letters. But Ruskin countered the attack and published the four articles in a book in May 1862. This essay is very critical of capitalist economists of the 18th and 19th century. In this sense, Ruskin is a precursor of social economy. · Includes bibliographical references. · The roots of honour -- The veins of wealth -- Qui judicatis terram -- Ad valorem.

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