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Genres of the Credit Economy: Mediating Value in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain Mary Poovey
Genres of the Credit Economy: Mediating Value in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain
Mary Poovey
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.
496 pages, 6 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 1, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226675336 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 496 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 37 mm · 804 g |
| Language | English |
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