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Friends of the unrighteous mammon : northern Christians and market capitalism, 1815-1860 / Stewart Davenport.

Author: Davenport, Stewart.

Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.

Descriptionx, 269 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Originally sinful : "Das Adam Smith problem" and the "dismal science" -- People and project -- Motivations -- Moral problems, scientific solutions -- Utilitarian conclusions : moral man, moral economy -- The inconsistently virtuous economy -- The problem of the poor -- Stephen Colwell -- Oresetes Brownson before 1840 -- Oresetes Brownson after 1840 -- Some comparisons and preliminary conclusions -- Paradox, people, and project -- Boundaries, balance, and faculty psychology -- Of competition and liberalism, luxury and speculation -- Divine retribution and "Das Adam Smith problem" revisited.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-259) and index.



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