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Susan Howson, Lionel Robbins

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Susan Howson expertly constructs a detailed scholarly biography of Lionel Robbins, the well-known midcentury British economist, from a wealth of source material: not just publications but also diaries, letters, lecture notes, marginalia, and ephemera. There is so much detail in 1161 pages that no reader can reasonably be expected to find every part of it fascinating, although Howson’s writing style is pleasant. The work is neither hagiographical nor critical, the author rarely passing judgme...

Source: OEconomia

DOI: 10.4000/oeconomia.2104

Author: Lawrence H. White

Institution: George Mason University

Language: Italian

Topic: Biographical and Historical Analysis

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2149944082

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