Intellectual History

John Brewer's current research interests are focused on two areas: issues of value in the visual-art world and questions of travel, tourism, identity, and place.   

He has had a long-standing interest in the fraught relationship between culture and money...

• Region(s): America; Europe
• Time Period(s): 16th century; 17th century; 18th century
• Theme(s): history of political thought in early-modern Europe and America

Eric Nelson is the Robert M. Beren Professor of Government at Harvard University. His...