Spectacular Speculation : Thrills, the Economy, and Popular Discourse.

By: Stäheli, UrsContributor(s): Staheli, Urs | Staeheli Urs Savoth Eric | Savoth, Eric | Savoth, EricMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (312 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780804788250Subject(s): Finance -- Social aspects -- History | Finance -- Social aspects -- United States -- History | Speculation -- History | Speculation -- United States -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Spectacular Speculation : Thrills, the Economy, and Popular DiscourseDDC classification: 332.645 LOC classification: HG4910Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Gambling and Speculation -- 1. Gambling and Speculation: Entertaining Contingency? -- 2. The Normalization of "Wild Contingency" : Stabilizing the Distinction Between Gambling and Speculation -- Part II: Crowds -- Introduction -- 3. Charles Mackay: The Spectacle of Equality -- 4. Speculative Vistas: Crowds and Speculation in the United States during the Nineteenth Century -- 5. Alone Against the Crowd: The Communicative Techniques of the Contrarians -- 6. The Eroticism of the Market and the Gender of Speculation -- Part III: Media -- 7. The Rhythm of the Market -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Gambling and Speculation -- 1. Gambling and Speculation: Entertaining Contingency? -- 2. The Normalization of "Wild Contingency" : Stabilizing the Distinction Between Gambling and Speculation -- Part II: Crowds -- Introduction -- 3. Charles Mackay: The Spectacle of Equality -- 4. Speculative Vistas: Crowds and Speculation in the United States during the Nineteenth Century -- 5. Alone Against the Crowd: The Communicative Techniques of the Contrarians -- 6. The Eroticism of the Market and the Gender of Speculation -- Part III: Media -- 7. The Rhythm of the Market -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index.

A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice.

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