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[mere proposal for] Chapter 10: French Theorists of the Bourgeoisie Admired Britain


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Montesquieu, Voltaire.

English/Dutch model spreads. French imitate a bourgeois atmosphere established early in 18th century, which nourished Smith as well. Anti-Rousseau, precursor of the Romantic anti-Kism (Berlin, Edmund Wilson)


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