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The Wisdom of Money
Pascal Bruckner
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Description for The Wisdom of Money
Hardback. Money is an evil that does good, and a good that does evil. It is wise to have money, says Pascal Bruckner, and wise to think and talk about it critically. One of the world's great essayists guides us through the commentary that money has generated since ancient times, as he builds an unfashionable defense of the worldly wisdom of the bourgeoisie. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
Money is an evil that does good, and a good that does evil. It inspires hymns to the prosperity it enables, manifestos about the poor it leaves behind, and diatribes for its corrosion of morality. In The Wisdom of Money, one of the world's great essayists guides us through the rich commentary that money has generated since ancient times--both the passions and the resentments--as he builds an unfashionable defense of the worldly wisdom of the bourgeoisie. Bruckner begins with the worshippers and the despisers. Sometimes they are the same people--priests, for example, who venerate the poor from ... Read more
Money is an evil that does good, and a good that does evil. It inspires hymns to the prosperity it enables, manifestos about the poor it leaves behind, and diatribes for its corrosion of morality. In The Wisdom of Money, one of the world's great essayists guides us through the rich commentary that money has generated since ancient times--both the passions and the resentments--as he builds an unfashionable defense of the worldly wisdom of the bourgeoisie. Bruckner begins with the worshippers and the despisers. Sometimes they are the same people--priests, for example, who venerate the poor from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674972278
SKU
V9780674972278
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About Pascal Bruckner
Pascal Bruckner is an eminent novelist, philosopher, and critic.
Reviews for The Wisdom of Money
Pascal Bruckner argues that money, or rather our relationship with money, says everything about us and our private lives... A stimulating and timely essay.
Le Monde A challenging and salutary essay, a rare exploration of our ambivalent relationship with money and especially
which is rarer
the hypocrisy that goes with it.
Le Postillon On the literary stock exchange, Bruckner is always a safe investment.
Le ... Read more
Le Monde A challenging and salutary essay, a rare exploration of our ambivalent relationship with money and especially
which is rarer
the hypocrisy that goes with it.
Le Postillon On the literary stock exchange, Bruckner is always a safe investment.
Le ... Read more