The better Angels Of Capitalism
Rhetoric, Narrative, And Moral Identity Among Men Of The American Upper Class
1st Edition
Published on 11. July 2019
304 pages
978-1-000-24297-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores, through an ethnographic examination of life stories of wealthy men, a historical analysis of the moral meanings of wealth and power in Western capitalism, and a mapping of different symbolic spaces in contemporary American culture.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-000-24297-3 (9781000242973)
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Andrew Herman
The better Angels Of Capitalism
Rhetoric, Narrative, And Moral Identity Among Men Of The American Upper Class
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Andrew Herman
The better Angels Of Capitalism
Rhetoric, Narrative, And Moral Identity Among Men Of The American Upper Class
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09/2019
1st Edition
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Content
Mapping the "Better Angels" of Capitalism: Space, Place, and Story in the Moral Economy of Wealth -- Story Spaces of Identity: Wealth, Power, and Narrativity in the Everyday -- The Mastering of Fortune: Machiavelli, Masculinity, and the Subject of Virtu -- How Much Is Enough? Counting and Accounting for Money in the Market as Moral Space -- Stewards, Citizens, and Entrepreneurs: Discourses of Philanthropy as Manly Vocation -- The "Better Angles" in the End
