
The Real Meaning of Money
Dorothy Rowe(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 18. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-00-638122-8 (ISBN)
Description
'A very important book about one of the last social taboos - with fascinating implications for us all' Helena Kennedy, QC
A groundbreaking book in which Dorothy Rowe brings her insight and wisdom to the fascinating subject of money and its place in our lives.
No one escapes the power and effects of money:
'We work for it, we think about it, we worry about it, we dream about it, we want more of it. We spend it, we hoard it, we give it away. We scheme, lie, even kill for it.'
How we feel about money is central to how we live our lives. We recognize money but we don't know what it means. We, alone of all animal species, use money, but we don't understand it. How could we when it has so many different meanings?
In The Real Meaning of Money, eminent psychologist Dorothy Rowe unravels the complex network of paradoxes making up our daily lives to show how the individual meanings we create, particularly those concerning money, are a fundamental part of the social, economic and political world we live in.
An acutely insightful, thoroughly thought-provoking analysis, extraordinary in its breadth and wisdom.
A groundbreaking book in which Dorothy Rowe brings her insight and wisdom to the fascinating subject of money and its place in our lives.
No one escapes the power and effects of money:
'We work for it, we think about it, we worry about it, we dream about it, we want more of it. We spend it, we hoard it, we give it away. We scheme, lie, even kill for it.'
How we feel about money is central to how we live our lives. We recognize money but we don't know what it means. We, alone of all animal species, use money, but we don't understand it. How could we when it has so many different meanings?
In The Real Meaning of Money, eminent psychologist Dorothy Rowe unravels the complex network of paradoxes making up our daily lives to show how the individual meanings we create, particularly those concerning money, are a fundamental part of the social, economic and political world we live in.
An acutely insightful, thoroughly thought-provoking analysis, extraordinary in its breadth and wisdom.
Reviews / Votes
'Dorothy Rowe's books are so exceptional. Rowe has not just common sense but wisdom and real writing gifts. It's pleasurable to read her blend of quoted poetry, proper and powerful prose and good jokes'Observer
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
20 b/w illus, Index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
319 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-638122-8 (9780006381228)
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Dorothy Rowe
The Real Meaning of Money (Text Only)
E-Book
06/2012
1st Edition
HarperCollins
€6.86
Available for download
Person
Dorothy Rowe worked as a teacher and child psychologist in Australia, then took her PhD at Sheffield University. From 1972 until 1986 she was head of the North Lincolnshire Dept. of Clinical Psychology. She is now engaged in writing, lecturing and research, and is renowned for her work on how we communicate and why we suffer.