Spectacular speculation
, Spektakul�are Spekulation. Published by : Stanford University Press, (Stanford, Calif. :) Physical details: vi, 299 p. : ill.-
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Translation of: Spektakul�are Spekulation : das Popul�are der �Okonomie.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gambling and speculation : entertaining contingency? -- The normalization of "wild contingency" : stabilizing the distinction between gambling and speculation -- Charles Mackay : the spectacle of equality -- Speculative vistas : crowds and speculation in the USA during the nineteenth century -- Alone against the crowd : the communicative techniques of the contrarians -- The eroticism of the market and the gender of speculation -- The rhythm of the market.
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