Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Translator’S Note ix
4. Translator’S Note 1
5. Part I. The Worshippers And The Despisers
6. The Devil’S Dung 9
7. On The Eminent Dignity Of The Poor? 31
8. France, Or The Taboo On Money 41
9. America, Or Spiritual Money 60
10. Part II. Three Myths About The Golden Calf
11. Money, The Ruler Of The World? 79
12. Does Opulence Make People Unhappy? 108
13. Has Sordid Calculation Killed Sublime Love? 135
14. Part III. Richesse Oblige
15. Should Bourgeois Values Be Rehabilitated? 165
16. Getting Rich Is Not A Crime (And Falling Into Poverty Is Not A Virtue) 190
17. The Hand That Takes, The Hand That Gives Back 211
18. Conclusion: An Acknowledged Schizophrenia 234
19. Notes 239
20. Index 265