"Politisches Denken." . . "Zelfontwikkeling." . . "HISTORY." . . "Politieke ideeën." . . "Political science." . . "Political science" . "Verenigde Staten." . . "United States" . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Civics & Citizenship." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . . "Benjamin Franklin & the politics of improvement" . . . . . . . . . "This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered \"the first American,\" his intellectual world was cosmopolitan. An active participant in eighteenth-century Atlantic debates over the modern commercial republic, Franklin combined abstract analyses with practical proposals. Houston treats Franklin as shrewd, creative and engaged- a lively thinker who joined both learned controversies and political conflicts at home and abroad. -- From book cover." . . "<DIV><P style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered \"the first American,\" his intellectual world was cosmopolitan. An active participa."@en . "Biography" . "Electronic books"@en . "Biography"@en . . . . . . . "Benjamin Franklin and the politics of improvement" . "Benjamin Franklin and the politics of improvement"@en . . . . . . . "Statesmen United States Biography." . . . . "Statesmen" . . "Sociale ideeën." . . "Hommes politiques États-Unis 18e siècle Biographies." . . "Economische filosofie." . .