The devil's riches :: a modern history of greed /

A seeming constant in the history of capitalism, greed has nonetheless undergone considerable transformations over the last five hundred years. This multilayered account offers a fresh take on an old topic, arguing that greed was experienced as a moral phenomenon and deployed to make sense of an unj...

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1. Verfasser: Poley, Jared, 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn Books, 2016.
Schriftenreihe:Spektrum (New York, N.Y.) ; v.11.
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Zusammenfassung:A seeming constant in the history of capitalism, greed has nonetheless undergone considerable transformations over the last five hundred years. This multilayered account offers a fresh take on an old topic, arguing that greed was experienced as a moral phenomenon and deployed to make sense of an unjust world. Focusing specifically on the interrelated themes of religion, economics, and health - each of which sought to study and channel the power of financial desire - Jared Poley shows how evolving ideas about greed became formative elements of the modern experience. -- from back cover.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 215 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1785331272
9781785331275