Hayek: A Life, 1899–1950
Autor Bruce Caldwell, Hansjoerg Klausingeren Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 noi 2022
The definitive account of the distinguished economist’s formative years.
Few twentieth-century figures have been lionized and vilified in such equal measure as Friedrich Hayek—economist, social theorist, leader of the Austrian school of economics, and champion of classical liberalism. Hayek’s erudite arguments in support of individualism and the market economy have attracted a devout following, including many at the levers of power in business and government. Critics, meanwhile, cast Hayek as the intellectual forefather of “neoliberalism” and of all the evils they associate with that pernicious doctrine.
In Hayek: A Life, historians of economics Bruce Caldwell and Hansjörg Klausinger draw on never-before-seen archival and family material to produce an authoritative account of the influential economist’s first five decades. This includes portrayals of his early career in Vienna; his relationships in London and Cambridge; his family disputes; and definitive accounts of the creation of The Road to Serfdom and of the founding meeting of the Mont Pèlerin Society.
A landmark work of history and biography, Hayek: A Life is a major contribution both to our cultural accounting of a towering figure and to intellectual history itself.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780226816821
ISBN-10: 0226816826
Pagini: 824
Ilustrații: 23 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 53 mm
Greutate: 1.32 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 0226816826
Pagini: 824
Ilustrații: 23 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 53 mm
Greutate: 1.32 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Notă biografică
Bruce Caldwell is research professor of economics and the director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University. He is the general editor of the Collected Works of F. A. Hayek series, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Hansjoerg Klausinger is associate professor emeritus in the Department of Economics at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Cuprins
Introduction
Part I. A Viennese Youth
1. A Fin-de-Siècle Wedding
2. Family Life
3. At School
4. Austrian Politics and Anti-Semitism
5. At War
Part II. A Broadening of Horizons
6. Back at Home in Postwar Austria
7. The University of Vienna
8. The Peripatetic Student: Fritz at University
9. Mises and the Geistkreis
10. Changes of Scene
11. The Trip to America
Part III. The Making of an Economist
12. Return to Vienna
13. Hella Joins the Family
14. At the Institute for Business Cycle Research
15. The Young Academic
Part IV. Hayek in 1930s England
16. Hayek Comes to LSE
17. The Encounter with Keynes
18. Defending Economic Theory and Interpreting Hitler
19. Socialism and Knowledge
20. Academic Life at LSE
21. The Battle for Young LSE Minds
22. Hayek and Austria
23. Domestic Affairs
24. The Hayek Family Debates Politics
Part V. Fighting the Spirit of the Age
25. Liberalism: Its Adversaries and Allies
26. Hayek and London Go to War: The Abuse and Decline of Reason
27. Cambridge
28. A Sixpence Penguin Volume: The Road to The Road to Serfdom
29. Scientism and Popper
30. The Publication(s) of The Road to Serfdom
Part VI. Changing Worlds
31. War’s End
32. Postwar Austria
33. Mont Pèlerin 1947
34. Hayek Looks for a Job
35. 1949—Hayek’s Annus Horribilis
36. Hayek versus Hayek
Acknowledgments
References
Index
Part I. A Viennese Youth
1. A Fin-de-Siècle Wedding
2. Family Life
3. At School
4. Austrian Politics and Anti-Semitism
5. At War
Part II. A Broadening of Horizons
6. Back at Home in Postwar Austria
7. The University of Vienna
8. The Peripatetic Student: Fritz at University
9. Mises and the Geistkreis
10. Changes of Scene
11. The Trip to America
Part III. The Making of an Economist
12. Return to Vienna
13. Hella Joins the Family
14. At the Institute for Business Cycle Research
15. The Young Academic
Part IV. Hayek in 1930s England
16. Hayek Comes to LSE
17. The Encounter with Keynes
18. Defending Economic Theory and Interpreting Hitler
19. Socialism and Knowledge
20. Academic Life at LSE
21. The Battle for Young LSE Minds
22. Hayek and Austria
23. Domestic Affairs
24. The Hayek Family Debates Politics
Part V. Fighting the Spirit of the Age
25. Liberalism: Its Adversaries and Allies
26. Hayek and London Go to War: The Abuse and Decline of Reason
27. Cambridge
28. A Sixpence Penguin Volume: The Road to The Road to Serfdom
29. Scientism and Popper
30. The Publication(s) of The Road to Serfdom
Part VI. Changing Worlds
31. War’s End
32. Postwar Austria
33. Mont Pèlerin 1947
34. Hayek Looks for a Job
35. 1949—Hayek’s Annus Horribilis
36. Hayek versus Hayek
Acknowledgments
References
Index
Recenzii
“A fascinating, readable biography of Friedrich Hayek. . . The book punctures some long-standing myths about Hayek . . . [and] deserves a wide audience.”
“An engrossing story . . . [and] as detailed an account of the first half of Hayek’s life as anyone could ask for.”
“A propulsive read. The authors are expert guides to Hayek’s intellectual evolution. . . . [but] they are also perceptive guides to Hayek’s private life. . . . Caldwell and Klausinger have triumphantly succeeded.”
“No one is likely to repeat this feat. . . . This is the definitive Hayek for our times.”
“The story, presented here with more detail than anyone has previously unfolded, is a simple and tragic one. . . . [Hayek’s] was a spectacular achievement, but one, in the end, that could not have been made by a gregarious man of deep friendships and profound personal commitments.”
"Anybody curious about [Hayek] is well served by the exhaustive account written by two historians of economic thought."
“A gloriously detailed and thoroughly reliable account of the first half of Hayek’s life.”
"The first volume of what will surely be the definitive biography of Friedrich von Hayek. . . a deeply impressive work."
"In mind-stunning detail . . . Caldwell and Klausinger tell everything about Hayek's youth you wanted to know but were afraid to ask."
"The Hayek who emerges from this text is somewhat of a charming loner who maintained distance between himself and all but a small number of individuals . . . The fullness of Caldwell and Klausinger’s picture of Hayek’s life and ideas owes much to their comprehensive study of primary sources."
"Much has been written about Hayek’s work, but Hayek: A Life, 1899-1950 by Bruce Caldwell and Hansjoerg Klausinger stands as the definitive intellectual biography of Hayek."
"The biography excels in the way it embeds Hayek in his familial and social setting, and it demonstrates the extent to which his work was shaped, mainly in critical response, to the major intellectual developments of his age. Caldwell and Klausinger tell the story by providing a rich context of Hayek’s intellectual endeavors, first in Vienna and subsequently in London."
"One of the best biographies of any economist, covers anything you might wish to know, and with conceptual understanding. This is a fantastic book."
"Caldwell and Klausinger have created an authoritative and superbly researched biography about one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century . . . Based on tireless archival work, the authors have painstakingly assembled innumerable existing details regarding Hayek’s life and scientific work from an astonishing array of sources in order to create a coherent picture of one of the most complex and intriguing social scientists. This makes the book a thoughtful work and one of the finest biographies of economists."
“A magnificent achievement. Caldwell and Klausinger bring Hayek alive; they also bring his world alive. This is riveting reading, taken as biography, and it’s much more than that. It casts a bright new light on Hayek’s era, and on our own.”
“Hayek: A Life, 1899–1950 is a triumph of both scholarship and biography. Caldwell and Klausinger have given us an instant classic, sure to stimulate and enrich debates about this most controversial, and still misunderstood, economist and social philosopher.”
"Admirers and opponents of Hayek alike will find much to savor in this deeply researched, sweeping biography. Even readers who well know Hayek and his times will be enlightened and enriched."
“Hayek: A Life, 1899–1950 is brilliant, comprehensive, and engaging. For any historian, social scientist, or philosopher interested in how ideas shaped the twentieth century and how the events of the twentieth century framed intellectual discourse, this is a must-read."
“By far the most careful and comprehensive treatment of his early life and works, Hayek: A Life, 1899–1950 is an invaluable resource, full of remarkable discoveries.”
"A profound and trustworthy biography.”
“A monumental biography.”
"Excellently researched . . . this biography offers exciting insights.”
"As the authors state, they intended this to be the definitive biography and they have achieved this ambition."
"This is without any doubt an out-standing biography that should become the go-to account of Hayek’s life as an economist."
A 2022 Notable Book
"This book is in every sense a monumental undertaking, for which we should be profoundly grateful."
"This first volume of a monumental recounting of his life and thought will contribute to establishing [Hayek] firmly as one of the principal economists of the twentieth century."
“A fascinating hybrid between personal and intellectual biography . . . the biography is a major publishing event for everyone interested in Hayek’s intellectual development . . . We can now contemplate more deeply and with greater confidence the question as to what made Hayek a prominent economist, indeed one of the most accomplished and lauded economists of the twentieth century.”
"This biography contains wonderful material for understanding both the strengths and the limits of Hayek’s thought as it developed up to 1950. It is a major contribution to Hayek studies."
"This biography is remarkably comprehensive, and is of first-rate quality. It is, for such a scholarly work, surprisingly readable, and should be a key port of call for all students interested in Hayek’s work. Just because of the complexity of Hayek’s work, and the way in which ideas in different fields are interconnected, this study seems to me equally important for those who are sympathetic towards Hayek, as well as those who wish to make effective criticisms."
"Hayek: A Life is crucial read for understanding liberal economic thought in the twentieth-century and how it influenced much of the economic thinking of Cold War era conservatism and capitalism, the politics of freedom and anti-communism, and continues to be an alluring alternative to the soft centralism and managerialism of new establishment erected in the aftermath of the Cold War and War on Terror."