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Assembling contributions from top thinkers in the field, this Companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. The volume has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought, the history of economics as a discipline, and the historiography of economic thought. The essays in the first part focus on the history of economic ideas, with topics ranging from ancient, medieval and Islamic thought, to Marxian, Utopian, and postwar thought. The second part explores important historiographic topics, including the sociology of economics, methodology, exegesis, and textuality.

Each essay serves as a complex introduction to the chosen topic , and gathered together they provide an extensive synthesis of the field as a whole. The volume is an essential resource for anyone researching or studying the history of economic thought, and will also serve as an excellent text for courses in this area.