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Can I read Statesman of the Englightenment : the life of Anne-Robert Turgot on EtoBox?
Statesman of the Englightenment : the life of Anne-Robert Turgot by Hill, Malcolm, 1943- is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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In this biography of Anne-Robert Turgot, a remarkable scholar who contributed to the birth of economic science in Paris in the 1750's, the author argues that the 1791 revolution probably would not have happened if Turgot's tax reformation plans had been adopted. As the leading minister of France, Turgot worked to strike out much of the ancient regime's economic injustice. But, when on the brink of executing the centerpiece of his taxation reform, he was undermined by the court and aristacratic f
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Hill, Malcolm, 1943-
- Publisher
- London: Othila Press
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781901647075
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Political Science, Historical Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25