E. F. Schumacher: His Life And Thought
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Edition: First US Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: On small chip at bottom of jacket spine - otherwise fine
This authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life and intellectual legacy of E. F. Schumacher, the German-born British economist best known for his landmark work Small Is Beautiful. Barbara Wood, writing with the unique intimacy of a daughter reflecting on her father's journey, traces his evolution from a conventional economist trained in the shadow of Keynes to a visionary thinker who challenged the very foundations of industrial capitalism. The narrative details his formative experiences — from wartime internment in Britain to his transformative years advising the National Coal Board — and illustrates how these encounters shaped his radical argument that human-scale, sustainable economics must replace the relentless pursuit of growth. Written with warmth and scholarly care, the biography presents Schumacher not merely as an economic theorist but as a deeply spiritual man whose conversion to Catholicism and study of Buddhist philosophy profoundly informed his worldview. It stands as an essential portrait of one of the twentieth century's most prescient and humane thinkers.
Author: Barbara Wood
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Harper & Row, Publishers
Genre: Biography
Edition: First US Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: On small chip at bottom of jacket spine - otherwise fine
This authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life and intellectual legacy of E. F. Schumacher, the German-born British economist best known for his landmark work Small Is Beautiful. Barbara Wood, writing with the unique intimacy of a daughter reflecting on her father's journey, traces his evolution from a conventional economist trained in the shadow of Keynes to a visionary thinker who challenged the very foundations of industrial capitalism. The narrative details his formative experiences — from wartime internment in Britain to his transformative years advising the National Coal Board — and illustrates how these encounters shaped his radical argument that human-scale, sustainable economics must replace the relentless pursuit of growth. Written with warmth and scholarly care, the biography presents Schumacher not merely as an economic theorist but as a deeply spiritual man whose conversion to Catholicism and study of Buddhist philosophy profoundly informed his worldview. It stands as an essential portrait of one of the twentieth century's most prescient and humane thinkers.