Bringing together the most exciting and innovative work of the last
ten years in the emerging field of cultural economy, "The Blackwell
Cultural Economy Reader" shows how this hybrid area of study is now
posing a significant challenge to notions of the economic and what
counts as economic action.
The pursuit of prosperity has always been a cultural
performance. However, since the nineteenth century, with the rise
of a separate profession of economics, such performance has either
been neglected or actively denigrated. With the help of a
substantial introduction from the editors, this "Reader" shows that
the pursuit of prosperity is the pursuit of many goals at once -
from meeting material needs and making profit to seeking symbolic
satisfaction and fleeting pleasures. It goes beyond just adding
"culture" to "economy."
Organized around categories such as production, finance and
money, economic regulation, commodity chains, consumption, and
passions, this volume introduces developments at the cutting edge
of a new and vibrant field.
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