ISBN:
0804771316
,
9780804771320
,
9780804771313
Language:
English
Pages:
VI, 299 S.
,
Ill.
Uniform Title:
Spektakuläre Spekulation. 〈engl.〉
DDC:
332.64/5
Keywords:
Spekulation
;
Spekulation
;
Glücksspiel
;
Wirtschaftspsychologie
;
Wirtschaftssoziologie
;
Wirtschaftsgeschichte
;
Speculation History
;
Speculation History
;
Finance Social aspects
;
History
;
Finance Social aspects
;
History
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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