William Petty and the ambitions of political arithmetic
By: Ted McCormick.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9780199547890
Subjects: Petty, William, -- Sir, -- 1623-1687; Economics -- Political aspects -- History -- 17th century; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1714
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : William Petty and political arithmetic; title: From Romsey to Paris; title: The making of a virtuoso; title: Surveying Ireland; title: Science and policy in the restoration; title: The transmutation of the Irish; title: Corpuscles, colonies and kingdoms; title: Political arithmetic in circulation; title: Death and afterlife; title: Conclusion : William Petty's political science.