Enterprise, adventure and industry
The formation of ‘commercial character’ in William Robertson's History of America
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 11348018 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Neil Hargraves (a 228 Easter Road, Edinburgh EH6 8LE, UK, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2003 |
| Volumen | 29 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 33-54 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | History of European Ideas (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0191-6599 • E-ISSN: 1873-541X |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0191-6599(02)00097-9 |
| OpenAlex | W1999249053 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
This paper addresses the question of how Robertson's History of America depicts the transition of world history from pre-modern disorder to a recognisably modern commercial order. It argues that in his narrative of action he moves beyond the limitations imposed by stadial forms of history, with which America is usually associated, and displays the importance of disordered forms of activity (here called ‘adventurism’, following Robertson's language) as a creative force in shaping the modern world. It concludes by suggesting that a close reading of his history does not support Robertson's assumptions concerning the formation of a stable, ordered and industrious ‘commercial character’ out of this process, but rather establishes a more complex and less teleological path to modernity
Action (physics · Adventure · American history · Art · Art history · Character (mathematics · Economics · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Modernity · Narrative · Order (exchange · Philosophy of history · Reading (process · Sociology · Teleology · Transition (genetics · Anthropology · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
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| Citas por año | 0,13 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 2 |