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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Finance--Social aspects.
Stock exchanges--Social aspects.
Capitalism--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HG101 / .P74 2009eb
306.3
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Finance--Social aspects.
Stock exchanges--Social aspects.
Capitalism--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HG101 / .P74 2009eb
306.3