03073nam a2200361 i 4500 31368 BD-DhAAL 20161006142605.0 161006s2013 njua b 001 0beng 2012046072 9780691155678 (hardback : acidfree paper) DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhAAL HB75 .A3358 2013 330.092 23 37831 37831 37831 Adelman, Jeremy. 20578 Worldly philosopher : the odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman / Jeremy Adelman. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2013 xv, 740 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-708) and index. "Worldly Philosopher chronicles the times and writings of Albert O. Hirschman, one of the twentieth century's most original and provocative thinkers. In this gripping biography, Jeremy Adelman tells the story of a man shaped by modern horrors and hopes, a worldly intellectual who fought for and wrote in defense of the values of tolerance and change. Born in Berlin in 1915, Hirschman grew up amid the promise and turmoil of the Weimar era, but fled Germany when the Nazis seized power in 1933. Amid hardship and personal tragedy, he volunteered to fight against the fascists in Spain and helped many of Europe's leading artists and intellectuals escape to America after France fell to Hitler. His intellectual career led him to Paris, London, and Trieste, and to academic appointments at Columbia, Harvard, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He was an influential adviser to governments in the United States, Latin America, and Europe, as well as major foundations and the World Bank. Along the way, he wrote some of the most innovative and important books in economics, the social sciences, and the history of ideas. Throughout, he remained committed to his belief that reform is possible, even in the darkest of times. This is the first major account of Hirschman's remarkable life, and a tale of the twentieth century as seen through the story of an astute and passionate observer. Adelman's riveting narrative traces how Hirschman's personal experiences shaped his unique intellectual perspective, and how his enduring legacy is one of hope, open-mindedness, and practical idealism"-- Hirschman, Albert O. 20579 Economists Biography. 20580 Economics. 20581 Economic development. 20582 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. bisacsh 20583 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business. bisacsh 20584 HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. bisacsh 20585 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General. bisacsh 20586 SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. bisacsh 20587 ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 330_092000000000000_ADE 0 59670 IGS IGS GEN 2016-09-25 Trim Education 3032.00 0 330.092 ADE 3010031368 2016-10-02 1 3032.00 2016-09-25 BK