A Critical Bibliography of Adam Smith

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General Editor: Keith Tribe
Advisory Editor: Hiroshi Mizuta

This is the first modern critical bibliography of Adam Smith. It records all published editions, abridgements, popularisations and translations, together with a survey of the literature of commentary and biography that grew up around these published works. By combining standardised bibliographic information with critical assessments of individual editions, this new work provides an indispensable foundation for scholars seeking an understanding of Smith's influence and the development of economic liberalism.

The main bibliography is organised chronologically, allowing the reader to view the inter-relationships between different writings and texts. The introductory essay by Keith Tribe provides a survey of the diffusion of Smith's ideas through re-edition and translation, followed by a separate essay on the principle English-language editions. Each major language area is then dealt with in a separate essay by a recognised specialist, with particularly influential editions or translations discussed in detail. The editors have ensured that the international coverage is comprehensive, and is completed according to a standardised scholarly framework.

This edition will appeal to scholars researching the history of economic thought, the Scottish Enlightenment, and the history of print and publishing.

• Introduction and index
• Essays on all major editions
• Complete listing of all editions, translations, popularisations and biographies
• Contextualising notes with each entry

Contents

Keith Tribe, 'General Introduction'
Richard B Sher, 'Early Editions of Adam Smith's Books in Britain and Ireland, 1759–1804'
Keith Tribe, 'Adam Smith in English: From Playfair to Cannan'
D D Raphael, 'The Glasgow Edition of the Collected Works of Adam Smith'
Gilbert Faccarello and Philippe Steiner, 'The Diffusion of the Work of Adam Smith in the French Language: An Outline History'
Keith Tribe, 'The German Reception of Adam Smith'
Tatiana V Artemieva, 'Adam Smith in Russian Translation'
Stefan Zabieglik, 'The Reception of Adam Smith's Works in Poland from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries'
John Reeder and Jose Luis Cardoso, 'Adam Smith in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking World'
Hiroshi Mizuta, 'Translations of Adam Smith's Works in Japan'
Zhu Shaowen, 'Adam Smith in China'
Notes to the Bibliographies
Main Bibliography: All Editions, Chronologically Ordered
Bibliography by Individual Work
Bibliography by Language Group
Hans Blom, 'Note on Dutch Editions'
Marco E L Guidi, 'Note on Italian Editions'
Roxana Bobulescu, 'Note on Romanian Editions'

Reviews

‘A more eloquent monument to the influence of Smith on the modern world could hardly be imagined; this volume will prove of immeasurable value in assessing this influence.’
– Allen Reddick, Studies in English Literature 1500–1900

'...the product of extensive scholarly detective work, [this book is] essential reading for all serious Smith scholars, and it further deserves to be in the selves of historians of economics.'
– Jeffrey T Young, History of Political Economy

Related titles

• Adam Smith: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations : Edited by William Playfair
• An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy : A Variorum Edition

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