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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2016
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| Series: | Spektrum (New York, N.Y.) ;
v.11. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 215 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1785331272 9781785331275 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
