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Virtue, Fortune, and Faith: A Genealogy of Finance
Marieke de Goede
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Description for Virtue, Fortune, and Faith: A Genealogy of Finance
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Less than two centuries ago finance - today viewed as the center of economic necessity and epitome of scientific respectability - stood condemned as disreputable fraud. How this change in status came about, and what it reveals about the nature of finance, is the story told in Virtue, Fortune, and Faith. A unique cultural history of modern financial markets from the early eighteenth century to the present day, the book offers a genealogical reading of the historical insecurities, debates, and controversies that had to be purged from nascent credit practices in order to produce the image of today's coherent and ... Read more
Less than two centuries ago finance - today viewed as the center of economic necessity and epitome of scientific respectability - stood condemned as disreputable fraud. How this change in status came about, and what it reveals about the nature of finance, is the story told in Virtue, Fortune, and Faith. A unique cultural history of modern financial markets from the early eighteenth century to the present day, the book offers a genealogical reading of the historical insecurities, debates, and controversies that had to be purged from nascent credit practices in order to produce the image of today's coherent and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Borderlines
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816644155
SKU
V9780816644155
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About Marieke de Goede
Marieke de Goede is a lecturer in political history and international relations at the University of Amsterdam.
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