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Imagined Economies – Real Fictions
New Perspectives on Economic Thinking in Great Britain
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Edited by:
Jessica Fischer
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2020
About this book
The way we conceptualise the economy and ourselves as homo economicus has profound consequences for our lives. The contributions to this anthology take debates about the financial crisis, about recent austerity measures or about the Brexit referendum a step further. A common denominator of these dynamics are underlying ideas of »the economy«. Each author identifies a facet of Britain's imagined economies. They connect seemingly separate fields such as finance and fiction in order to better understand current political changes. In addition, the book offers an urgently needed interdisciplinary view on the performative power of economic thought – and in this respect moves far beyond merely British perspectives.
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Why Imagined Economies?
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The Rise and Decline of Doux Commerce: Change of Experience and Change of Perception
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The Emotional Economies of Colonial Capitalism and Its Legacies
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Imagining Money
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Beneath and Beyond the City: The Multiple Faces of British Finance
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A Nation of Shopkeepers? The Idealised High Street in Brexit Britain
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The New Democratic Economy: An Imaginary and Real Alternative
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Imaginary Economies: Narratives for the 21st Century
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Authors
175
Publishing information
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eBook published on:
September 7, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9783839448816
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Main content:
180
eBook ISBN:
9783839448816
Keywords for this book
Economy; Economy; Homo Economicus; Homo Economicus; Real Fiction; Real Fiction; Neoliberalism; Neoliberalism; Great Britain; Great Britain; Reality; Reality; Europe; Europe; Brexit; Brexit; Financial Crisis; Financial Crisis; Power; Power; Culture; Culture; Cultural Studies; Cultural Studies; British Studies; British Studies; Cultural Theory; Cultural Theory; Economic Theory; Economic Theory
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
Creative Commons
BY 4.0
