Descript |
ix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
Note |
Translation of: Spektakuläre Spekulation : das Populäre der Ökonomie |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-290) and index |
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Gambling and speculation : entertaining contingency? -- The normalization of "wild contingency" : stabilizing the distinction between gambling and speculation -- Charles Mackay : the spectacle of equality -- Speculative vistas : crowds and speculation in the USA during the nineteenth century -- Alone against the crowd : the communicative techniques of the contrarians -- The eroticism of the market and the gender of speculation -- The rhythm of the market |
Subject |
Speculation -- United States -- History
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Speculation -- History
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Finance -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
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Finance -- Social aspects -- History
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Alt Author |
Savoth, Eric, translator
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