Theory and History. An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution.

First Edition of Ludwig Von Mises' Theory and History

Theory and History. An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution.

VON MISES, Ludwig.

Item Number: 106897

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957.

First edition of Mises’ classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.

Theory and History discusses the theory of economics, the study of purposive human action, and with history, the record of the past actions of individuals. All actions are determined by ideas. Thoughts and ideas are "real things," Mises writes. "Although intangible and immaterial, they are factors in bringing about changes in the realm, of tangible and material things." Rather than rejecting the study of historical change as a "useless pastime," Mises considers it of the utmost practical importance. "History looks backward into the past, but the lesson it teaches concerns things to come."

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