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The Wealth of Nations · Character

The French

French people as economic and political example.

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Also known as the French, The French, their

First appearance: ii of restraints upon the importation from foreign countries of such goods as can be produced at home

The French shows up with force in VIII: Of the Wages of Labour. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Reference to the French author and the manufactures of Elbeuf and Rouen used as evidence.
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In VIII: Of the Wages of Labour: Reference to the French author and the manufactures of Elbeuf and Rouen used as evidence. Later, in Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns, After the Fall of the Roman Empire:…

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TCThe ChineseTPThe ProprietorsSISilverTPThe PortugueseTSThe SpaniardsTFThe French

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  • Other

Character groups

  • European national examples
  • Ancient authorities and examples
  • Labor and wage dynamics

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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