Religion and the Rise of Capitalism · Character
Daniel Defoe
English writer and economist, author of Robinson Crusoe.
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Also known as Defoe
First appearance: religion and the rise of capitalism
Daniel Defoe shows up with force in Puritanism and Society. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited for the remark that Englishmen improved everything and invented nothing, and for noting the elasticity of English economic organization.
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In Puritanism and Society: Cited for the remark that Englishmen improved everything and invented nothing, and for noting the elasticity of English economic organization.
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