The Political and Economic Writings of Daniel Defoe Vol 1 [Hardcover]

This collection gathers together a number of Daniel Defoe's non-fiction writings on political and economic issues. The selection is designed to reflect the numerous facets of Defoe's economic and political thought. Each of the eight volumes includes an introduction.This collection gathers together a number of Daniel Defoe's non-fiction writings on political and economic issuesW R Owens, P. N. Furbank, J.A. Downie, D.W. Hayton, John McVeaghVolume 1: Constitutional Theory, Introduction Some Reflections On a Pamphlet Lately Publishd (1697) An Argument Shewing, That a Standing Army . . . Is not Inconsistent with a Free Government (1698) A Brief Reply to the History of Standing Armies (1698) The Original Power of the Collective Body of the People of England (1702) Some Remarks On the First Chapter in Dr Davenants Essays (1704) Memorandum to Robert Harley [1704] Reasons against the Succession of the House of Hanover (1713) And What if the Pretender should Come? (1713) An Answer to a Question That No Body thinks of (1713) From Defoes Review (September 1705September 1710) Explanatory notes Textual notesUS? Taylor & Francis 2001