{"product_id":"the-devils-riches-a-modern-history-of-greed-9781785331268","title":"The Devil's Riches: A Modern History of Greed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tA seeming constant in the history of capitalism, greed has nonetheless undergone considerable transformations over the last five hundred years. This multilayered account offers a fresh take on an old topic, arguing that greed was experienced as a moral phenomenon and deployed to make sense of an unjust world. Focusing specifically on the interrelated themes of religion, economics, and health—each of which sought to study and channel the power of financial desire—Jared Poley shows how evolving ideas about greed became formative elements of the modern experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a thought-provoking study of a subject that is too often taken for granted, rather than subjected to critical examination.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Financial Times \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a very stimulating, multi-faceted and valuable study of morality, and economics.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Historische Zeitschrift\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Scholarly yet accessible, this is an excellent, much-needed analysis of a subject that is both topical and timeless. Poley focuses on key figures and social forces in well-chosen case studies from throughout modern history, providing a valuable perspective on the last half millennium of globalized capital.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e • Douglas McGetchin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Florida Atlantic University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Greed and Avarice before Absolutism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Confessionalization of an Emotion\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Greed and the Law in the Seventeenth Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Greed, Consumerism, and the State\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Greed and the Oscillations between Liberalism and Socialism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Greed and the New Spiritualism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Psychology and Psychoanalysis of Greed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greed and History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042353054039,"sku":"9781785331268","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785331268.jpg?v=1750953989","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devils-riches-a-modern-history-of-greed-9781785331268","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}