Economy in the popular science collections of the first third of the twentieth century: The Labor Manuals

Authors

  • Luis Perdices de Blas
  • José Luis Ramos Gorostiza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.04.008

Keywords:

Economy, popular science, Labor Manuals, first third of the 20th century, German Historical School, B00, B15, B25

Abstract

In the nineteenth century the collections of «popular science» manuals began to appear in Europe. With encyclopedic ambition, clear language, manageable format, attractive binding and affordable price, they tried to
make accessible to the general public a wide variety of knowledge with simplicity, brevity and rigor. In the first third of the 20th century Spain, the two most relevant collections were the Soler-Gallach Manuals and the
Labor Manuals. This paper analyzes how the Economy was treated in the Labor collection, which was an important way of vulgarization and popular dissemination of economic ideas (whereas the Soler-Gallach Manuals
focused only on practical training for the business world). The Labor Manuals —much more ambitious thematically and based on translations of foreign works— contributed to the reception in Spain of the German Historical School.

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Published

2021-01-29

How to Cite

Perdices de Blas, L., & Ramos Gorostiza, J. L. (2021). Economy in the popular science collections of the first third of the twentieth century: The Labor Manuals. Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 17(1), 48–57. https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.04.008

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