1st Edition

Political Economy

By Sarah Comyn Copyright 2025
80 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

80 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

80 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Providing a ‘short take’ on the long history of political economy, this book examines both the stories  about  and those  within  economics.  It traces the history of political economy from its beginnings in the Scottish Enlightenment; through its disciplinary demarcation as a science in the nineteenth century that saw its differentiation from literary, aesthetic, and... Read more

Introduction. 1 Courting the Imagination. 2 Grand Economic Narratives. 3 Currency

Biography

Sarah Comyn is an Assistant Professor and Ad Astra Fellow in the School of English, Drama and Film at University College Dublin. She is the author of Political Economy and the Novel (2018) and co-editor of Worlding the South (2021).