Introduction: ‘István Hont as political theorist’
| DOI | 10.1177/1474885118795052 |
| Author | Paul Sagar,Christopher Brooke |
| Published date | 01 October 2018 |
| Date | 01 October 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
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Introduction:
‘Istva
´n Hont as
political theorist’
Paul Sagar
King’s College London, UK
Christopher Brooke
Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS),
University of Cambridge, UK
Abstract
Istva
´n Hont understood his work excavating the structure of 18th century debates as a
contribution to contemporary political thinking. This special issue begins to explore
some of the avenues he opened.
Keywords
Adam Smith, commercial society, intellectual history, Istva
´n Hont, Jealousy of Trade
Istva
´n Hont died on 29 March 2013. He had been one of the most insightful,
provocative and original thinkers in what has come to be known as the
‘Cambridge School’ in the history of political thought, and his loss has been
keenly felt, both in Cambridge and beyond. By the time of his death, Hont’s
reputation amongst historians of political thought was secure. He never produced
a freestanding monograph: his reticence when it came to publishing and his pro-
clivity for working simultaneously on multiple, far-reaching projects were notori-
ous. But his 2005 collection of essays, Jealousy of Trade: International Competition
Corresponding authors:
Paul Sagar, Department of Political Economy, King’s College London, 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG.
Email: paul.sagar@kcl.ac.uk
Christopher Brooke, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge,
Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT, UK.
Email: cb632@cam.ac.uk
European Journal of Political Theory
2018, Vol. 17(4) 387–390
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