The Cultural Life of Money.
The book discusses how culture simultaneously shapes and is shaped by the economy. Over the past few years, as the world has staggered from one financial crisis to another, the neat separation of economics and culture has constantly been challenged. This collection analyzes the process whereby a mat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Berlin/Boston :
De Gruyter,
2015.
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| Series: | Culture & conflict.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The book discusses how culture simultaneously shapes and is shaped by the economy. Over the past few years, as the world has staggered from one financial crisis to another, the neat separation of economics and culture has constantly been challenged. This collection analyzes the process whereby a material icon invested with the symbolical power to rule social exchange becomes an explanatory narrative determining the way societies produce meaning. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (233 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 3110420899 9783110420890 3110420996 9783110420999 |