Genres of the credit economy: mediating value in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century britain
Auteur :
Poovey, Mary
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226675336
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2008
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,7 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
851 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How did banking, borrowing, investing, and even losing money - in other words, participating in the modern financial system - come to seem like routine activities of everyday life? This title addresses this question by examining the history of financial instruments and representations of finance in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain.