Description
| Product ID: | 9781032208916 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature |
| Title: | Cultures of Currencies |
| Subtitle: | Literature and the Symbolic Foundation of Money |
| Authors: | Author: Joan Ramon Resina |
| Page Count: | 234 |
| Subjects: | Literature: history and criticism, Literature: history & criticism, Literary theory, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, History, Cultural studies, Politics and government, Economic theory and philosophy, Monetary economics, Literary theory, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Humanities, Cultural studies, Politics & government, Economic theory & philosophy, Monetary economics, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book’s premise is not only the commonly accepted cultural relativity of economic concepts, but also the observation that the current shift in the meaning of concepts like “market,” “currency,” “exchange” and “money” suggests that culture is undergoing a change with unpredictable economic and political consequences. This book’s premise is not only the commonly accepted cultural relativity of economic concepts, but also the observation that the current shift in the meaning of concepts like “market,” “currency,” “exchange,” and “money” suggests that culture is undergoing a change with unpredictable economic and political consequences. The essays in the book raise basic questions concerning exchange – what is exchanged, who exchanges and how, which kind of currency is used, and indeed what is money and how does it convey and retain value over time. These issues are all classical objects of economic theory, but less often have they been approached from a cultural perspective. Works treating economic and monetary issues from a cultural perspective are few and far apart, and this book aims to contribute to such a perspective with a variety of approaches. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-25 |
