Framing finance

Preda, Alex, 1960-

Framing finance the boundaries of markets and modern capitalism / [electronic resource] : Alex Preda. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009. - viii, 318 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: capitalism and the boundaries of finance -- The boundaries of finance in the sociological tradition -- Prestige, at last: the social closure of the stock exchange -- Financial knowledge and the science of the market -- Close up: price data, machines, and organizational boundaries -- From afar: charts and their analysts -- The kaleidoscope of finance: speculation, economic life, and society -- On the dark side of the market -- Panic! -- Conclusion: back to the future.


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Finance--Social aspects.
Stock exchanges--Social aspects.
Capitalism--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

HG101 / .P74 2009eb

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