Genres of the Credit Economy: Mediating Value in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain

by Mary Poovey

No Customer Reviews

Select Format

Select Condition

Book Overview

How did banking, borrowing, investing, and even losing money-in other words, participating in the modern financial system-come to seem likeroutine activities of everydaylife? Genres of the Credit Economy addressesthis question by examining the history of financial instruments and representations of finance in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain.
Chronicling the process by which some of our most important conceptual categories were...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226675335

ISBN13:9780226675336

Release Date:April 2008

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:496 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

Customer Reviews

0 rating

Write a review

ThriftBooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every book's quality and offer rare, out-of-print treasures. We deliver the joy of reading in recyclable packaging with free standard shipping on US orders over $15. ThriftBooks.com. Read more. Spend less.

Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks^® and the ThriftBooks^® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC

Genres of the Credit Economy: Mediating Value in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain

Select Format

Select Condition

Recommended

Book Overview

Customer Reviews

Popular Categories

Website

My Account

Partnerships

Quick Help

About Us

Follow Us