| Piero Sraffa: His Life, Thought and Cultural Heritage Contributor(s): Roncaglia, Alessandro (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415234808 ISBN-13: 9780415234801 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: This important new book illuminates our understanding of Sraffa and his work in three key areas. Firstly, Roncaglia re-examines Sraffa's intellectual biography, including his friendships with Gramsci, Wittgenstein and Keynes. Secondly, the book presents a new interpretation of his main work, "Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities." Finally, the author provides a survey of the 'Sraffian schools', bringing Italian debates on Sraffa to an English-speaking audience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Business |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00028075 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Italy - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a lively, intellectual biography of a leading protagonist of 20th century culture and his relations with other protagonists, such as Gramsci, Keynes and Wittgenstein. The book includes an authoritative interpretation of his main work Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities, a survey of the debates which followed its publication, and hence of the subsequent research strategies undertaken by different 'Sraffian schools' |