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Book SynopsisFrom its beginnings, the doctrine of industrialism has inspired writers of varying persuasions. Saint-Simon is often closely associated with it, however, he represents only the socialist variant of the doctrine. By contrast, the variant that relates to liberalism has been virtually overlooked. Jean-Baptiste Say, Benjamin Constant and Joseph Droz, for example, provided crucial elements that would eventually lead two friends, Charles Comte (17821837) and Charles Dunoyer (17861862), to define industrialism in a more complete manner that was in fact radically opposed in many aspects to the notions of Saint-Simon. This shows that the term industrialism has many meanings. Mechanization, the production of wealth, the age of trades and specialization, the notion that progress is unstoppable, the question of liberty and individualism these are the main themes that we find in the writings of the liberal proponents of industrialism. For Charles Comte and Charles Dunoyer, industrialism was a kind
Trade Review«Leroux’s sorgfältig recherchiertes und gut lesbares Buch füllt eine Lücke in der Forschung zum französischen Liberalismus im 19. Jahrhundert, die es schon lange zu füllen galt.»
(Detmar Doering, Jahrbuch zur Liberalismus-Forschung 1/2017)
Table of ContentsContents: The Foundations of Industrialism – Charles Comte and Charles Dunoyer: Different Takes on a Shared Path – The Foundations of Political Economy in France – Charles Dunoyer and the Stages of Liberty – The Revolution of 1848.
