The Political Economy of Sentiment Paper Credit and the Scottish Enlightenment in Early Republic Boston, 1780-1820 |
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| Author:
| Torre, Jose R. |
| Series title: | Financial History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85196-533-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | Pickering & Chatto Publishers, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Situates changes in the nature of money and the rise of sophisticated financial structures at the centre of the Enlightenment. This work argues that paper credit instruments were causal - critical to the larger epistemological and psychological changes associated with the Enlightenment's reconstruction of value.
Situates changes in the nature of money and the rise of sophisticated financial structures at the centre of the Enlightenment. This work argues that paper credit instruments were causal - critical to the larger epistemological and psychological changes associated with the Enlightenment's reconstruction of value.