Spectacular speculation thrills, the economy, and popular discourse /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stäheli, Urs, 1966-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Savoth, Eric
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English German
Published:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Speculation > United States > History. Speculation > History. Finance > Social aspects > United States > History. Finance > Social aspects > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:

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.