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Freaks of fortune : the emerging world of capitalism and risk in America / Jonathan Levy.
By: Levy, Jonathan
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 414 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780674047488 (hbk.); 0674047486 (hbk.).Subject(s): Capitalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Risk -- Sociological aspects -- History -- 19th century | Risk-taking (Psychology) -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century | United States -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 330.12/2097309034
Contents:
The assumption of risk -- The perils of the seas -- The actuarial science of freedom -- The failure of the freedman's bank -- Betting the farm -- Fraternity in the age of capital -- Trading the future -- The trust question.
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 330.12 L579 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284001014554 |
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| 330.12 F914 Capitalism and freedom / | 330.12 G131 The good society : the humane agenda / | 330.12 K18 Culture and prosperity : the truth about markets : why some nations are rich but most remain poor / | 330.12 L579 2012 Freaks of fortune : the emerging world of capitalism and risk in America / | 330.12 W836 The Judas economy : the triumph of capital and the betrayal of work / | 330.122 B623 2010 The genius of the beast : a radical re-vision of capitalism / | 330.122 B728 2009 Capitalism at work : business, government, and energy / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The assumption of risk -- The perils of the seas -- The actuarial science of freedom -- The failure of the freedman's bank -- Betting the farm -- Fraternity in the age of capital -- Trading the future -- The trust question.
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