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Reprint from the Spectator, the Quarterly review, the Nineteenth century and after, and National review. ; Lord Curzon's imperialism -- Lord Curzon's war poems -- Modern Austria -- Germany and Eastern Europe -- Nationalism in the Near East -- The suicide of the Turk -- The regime of the young Turk -- The diplomacy of the war -- The German historians -- An ethical iconoclast -- Pan-Germanism -- Germania mendax -- German military ethics -- German partiotism -- The teaching of patriotism -- The Germanization of Slesvig -- Democracy and diplomacy -- Political ideals -- The morality of nations -- The new Europe -- The neutrality of America -- A neutral on the war -- John Hay -- South America -- South of Panama -- War-time letters -- The politician Wordsworth -- The Chinese revolution -- Japan -- Java -- Governor Pitt -- The Theirs memoirs -- Delane of the "Times" -- Shakespeare. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Reprinted from the Edinburgh and Quarterly reviews, the Nineteenth century and after, and the Spectator. ; --"The Edinburgh review": I. The government of subject races. II. Translation and paraphrase.--"The Quarterly review": III. Sir Alfred Lyall.--"The Nineteenth century and after": IV. Army reform. V. The international aspects of free trade. VI. China. VII. The capitulations in Egypt.--"The Spectator": VIII. Disraeli. IX. Russian romance. X. Thwriting of history. XI. The Greek anthology. XII. Lord Milner and party. XIII. The French in Algeria. XIV. The Ottoman empire. XV. Wellingtoniana. XVI. Burma. XVII. A pseudo-hero of the revolution [Tallien] XVIII. The future of the classics. XIX. An Indian idealist [M.C. Mallik] XX. The fiscal question in India. XXI. Rome amd municipal government. XXII. A royal philosopher [Antigonos Gonatus] XXIII. Ancient art and ritual. XXIV. Potuguese slavery. XXV. England and Islam. XXVI. Some Indian problems. XXVII. The Napoleon of Taine. XXVIII. Songs, patriotic and national. XXIX. Songs, naval and military.--Index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

David Hume (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and economist who, in just nine essays, part of his Political Discourses (first published in 1752 and then revised and undergoing numerous editions and revisions until his death), made an important critique of so-called mercantilist ideas on money, prices, international trade, taxation and employment. In the same year, 1752, which some consider to be the early dawn of economic science, Adam Smith was a student at Oxford and was reprimanded by his tutor for reading these newly published essays. This did not prevent this other Scotsman from becoming, in 1776, after the publication of The Wealth of Nations, a major enlightener in this field of human knowledge. What are some of Hume's major contributions according to modern views? First, his analysis of the mechanism of how prices are influenced by monetary money flows largely refutes the mercantilist thinking that the state should always strive for a positive trade balance. Second, Hume's positive attitude toward manufactures and crafts exposes the limited views of the Physiocrats. Third, in discussing taxation, he initiated economists' consideration of the problems of personal and corporate income that resulted from taxation and customs. Whereas Hume's multi-volume History of England, published between 1754 and 1761, enjoyed some success among readers in the 18th century and gained financial independence, his philosophical and economic ideas seem to be more popular in modern times.

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