Crusoe and His ConsequencesAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 21 November 2019
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300 years after it was first published, Daniel Defoeâ?TsA Robinson CrusoeA remains hugely influential and hotly debated. Since its initial release in 1719, discussions have surrounded the novelâ?Ts depiction of individual solitude and work, colonial and racial relations, and mankindâ?Ts relationship with the rest of the animal world. To this day,A Crusoeâ?TsA depiction of self-reliance and â?orugged individualismâ?? is often idealized in economics textbooks, mainstream politics, and popular culture. But many have also criticized this approach, most notably Karl Marx, who was one of the first in decrying the efforts of classical economists to extract the â?orational actorâ?? and â?omarginalist calculatorâ?? from the island castaway without reference to social history. Alongside a precis with surprising revelations for those not familiar with the detail of the story, and a rich biographical sketch of its creator,A Crusoe and His ConsequencesA draws on a range of writers, including Adam Smith, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jacques Derrida and Jurgen Habermas, to bring the debates surrounding Defoeâ?Ts first novel vividly to life.
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