Goede, Marieke de, 1971-

Virtue, fortune and faith : a genealogy of finance / Marieke de Goede. - xxvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Borderlines ; 24 . - Borderlines (Minneapolis, Minn.) ; v. 24. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Money and representation -- A genealogy of finance -- Mastering lady credit -- Finance, gambling, and speculation -- The Dow Jones average and the birth of the financial market -- Regulation and risk in contemporary markets -- Repoliticizing financial practices -- Objectivity and irony in the dot-com bubble -- -- Introduction : money and representation -- A genealogy of finance -- Mastering lady credit -- Finance, gambling, and speculation -- The Dow Jones Average and the birth of the financial market -- Regulation and risk in contemporary markets -- Repoliticizing financial practices -- Conclusion : objectivity and irony in the dot-com bubble. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

'Virtue, Fortune, and Faith' describes how, in the course of two centuries, finance has changed in the public regard from being a fraud to being the cornerstone of the modern economic system & epitome of scientific respectability.

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Finance--History
Economics--History.
Money--History
Value--History
Speculation--History

HG171 / .G637 2005

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