HIUS 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: David Daggett, Critical Role, William Vans Murray
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Hius 130 textbook notes the elusive republic. Jefferson: good and necessary, america is special and different from europe; more land = less need to force people into manufacturing: american was morally and politically superior, so it didn"t matter if it was economically behind. Chapter 1. 1: commercialization of society was a very modern break from the past. 18th century as a transitional period in understanding luxury. Chapter 1. 2: brown: commerce has the power to corrupt, or to create better manners/morals; stages of commerce; manage commerce and control how it spreads, 18th century thought that all societies would one day fall. Brown"s stages of commerce: mutual necessities, mutual wants, mutual knowledge, no mutual prejudice, mutual humanity, conveniences, population increase, coined money, arts and sciences, equal laws, plenty and happiness. First and middle stages beneficial, last stage is bad. Society can be prematurely pushed into decay by government actions that favor the interests of the privileged.
