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Confidence Games: Money and Markets in a World without Redemption - Religion and Postmodernism Series
Mark C. Taylor
Confidence Games: Money and Markets in a World without Redemption - Religion and Postmodernism Series
Mark C. Taylor
Posits that money and markets do not exist in a vacuum but grow in a cultural medium, reflecting and in turn shaping their world. This book explores the historical and psychological origins of money, the importance of religious beliefs and practices for emergence of markets, and the unexpected role of religion in the understanding of economics.
416 pages, 22 halftones, 14 line drawings, 2 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 1, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780226791685 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 416 |
Dimensions | 283 × 235 × 26 mm · 564 g |
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