Ökonomische Menschen: Literarische Wirtschaftsanthropologie des 19. Jahrhunderts
Aug 2016 · V&R Unipress
Ebook
430
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
About this ebook
Literary economic anthropology analyses the contribution of literary texts to discourses of economic men. The generalised model of the »homo oeconomicus« does not embrace the diversity of literary figures or their attitudes towards economy; therefore, this study focuses on a variety of economic individuals, exemplified by the idealised merchant, by the speculator, whose machinations are generally regarded as uncanny and finally the Good-For-Nothing, who seems to negate all economic coherence. From contouring these different types of economic men emerges a comprehensive picture of the economic culture of the »long nineteenth century« – a century in which literature stages its figures as economic men, who perceive themselves and their environment as economised.
Literary economic anthropology analyses the contribution of literary texts to discourses of economic men. The generalised model of the »homo oeconomicus« does not embrace the diversity of literary figures or their attitudes towards economy; therefore, this study focuses on a variety of economic i...
About the author
Dr. Manuel Bauer ist Privatdozent an der Universität Marburg.
Dr. Manuel Bauer ist Privatdozent an der Universität Marburg.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
