Spectacular speculation : thrills, the economy, and popular discourse / Urs Stäheli ; translated by Eric Savoth.
2013
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Spektakuläre Spekulation. English
Ebrary electronic monographs.
Ebrary electronic monographs.
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Spectacular speculation : thrills, the economy, and popular discourse / Urs Stäheli ; translated by Eric Savoth.
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Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013.
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vi, 299 pages : illustrations
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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.
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.
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Translation of: Spektakuläre Spekulation : das Populäre der Ökonomie.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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9780804771313 cloth alkaline paper
9780804771320 paperback alkaline paper
9780804788250 e-book
9780804771320 paperback alkaline paper
9780804788250 e-book
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