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The Cambridge Companion to Benjamin Franklin
Carla Mulford
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Benjamin Franklin
paperback. A valuable overview for students and scholars of American literature, history and culture. Editor(s): Mulford, Carla. Series: Cambridge Companions to American Studies. Num Pages: 206 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 338.
Comprehensive and accessible, this Companion addresses several well-known themes in the study of Franklin and his writings, while also showing Franklin in conversation with his British and European counterparts in science, philosophy, and social theory. Specially commissioned chapters, written by scholars well-known in their respective fields, examine Franklin's writings and his life with a new sophistication, placing Franklin in his cultural milieu while revealing the complexities of his intellectual, literary, social, and political views. Individual chapters take up several traditional topics, such as Franklin and the American dream, Franklin and capitalism, and Franklin's views of American national character. Other chapters ... Read more
Comprehensive and accessible, this Companion addresses several well-known themes in the study of Franklin and his writings, while also showing Franklin in conversation with his British and European counterparts in science, philosophy, and social theory. Specially commissioned chapters, written by scholars well-known in their respective fields, examine Franklin's writings and his life with a new sophistication, placing Franklin in his cultural milieu while revealing the complexities of his intellectual, literary, social, and political views. Individual chapters take up several traditional topics, such as Franklin and the American dream, Franklin and capitalism, and Franklin's views of American national character. Other chapters ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Companions to American Studies
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521691864
SKU
V9780521691864
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About Carla Mulford
Carla Mulford is Associate Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University.
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