Cairnes, John Elliott (1823-1875) The Slave-power: Its character, career and probable designs: Being an attempt to explain the real issues involved in the America contest.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.014 Author/Creator: Cairnes, John Elliott (1823-1875) Place Written: London, England Type: Book Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 v. : xliv, 410 p. ; 22.8 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy
Second edition. Published by Macmillan and Company. Contains pencil notes on title page. Includes dedication to John Stuart Mill: "...the opportunity of connecting my name in public with that of one from whose works I have profited more largely than from those of any other living writer, was one which I could not easily forego."
Cairnes was a professor of political economy, holding positions at Queen's College, Galway, and University College, London. He was a Classical economist and an ardent disciple of John Stuart Mill.
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