Name: Imagined Economies – Real Fictions
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SKU: 9783837648812
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Imagined Economies – Real Fictions

Edited by: Jessica Fischer, Edited by: Gesa Stedman

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Published: 14-Feb-2020
ISBN: 9783837648812

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180 Pages

Subjects:
Cultural studies
Literary studies: general
Finance
Sociology
Public finance
International economics
Economic history
Central government policies
Political economy
British & Irish history
General & world history
Postwar 20th century history
from c 1945 to c 2000
Politics & government
Demonstrations & protest movements
Political structures: democracy
Ethics & moral philosophy
Social & political philosophy
Philosophy
Globalization
Colonialism & imperialism
National liberation & independence
post-colonialism
Social & cultural history
History of Western philosophy

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The way we conceptualise the economy and ourselves as homo economicus has profound consequences for our lives. The contributions to this anthology take debates about the financial crisis, about recent austerity measures or about the Brexit referendum a step further. A common denominator of these dynamics are underlying ideas of »the economy«. Each author identifies a facet of Britain's imagined economies. They connect seemingly separate fields such as finance and fiction in order to better understand current political changes. In addition, the book offers an urgently needed interdisciplinary view on the performative power of economic thought – and in this respect moves far beyond merely British perspectives.