Introduction: Commerce and its discontents -- 1. Bon luxe, mauvais luxe: a language of commerce -- 2. Doux commerce, commerce odieux: the commerce in humans -- 3. Cette odieuse piraterie: defining piracy -- 4. Indigne atelier: monopoly and monopolists -- Conclusion: Commerce and its discontents (bis)
Summary
"By uncovering the ambivalence toward commerce in eighteenth-century France, this book questions the assumption that commerce was widely celebrated in the era of Adam Smith"-- Provided by publisher
