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Early modern stereotypes used to be studied as evidence of popular
belief, something mired with prejudices and commonly held
assumptions. Stereotypes and stereotyping in early modern England
goes beyond this view by exploring practices of stereotyping as
contested processes. To do so, the volume draws on recent works on
social psychology and sociology. It thereby brings together early
modern case studies and explores how stereotypes and their
mobilisation shaped various negotiations of power, in spheres of
life such as politics, religion, economy and knowledge production.
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This study examines the darker side of England's culture of
economic improvement between 1640 and 1720. It is often suggested
that England in this period grew strikingly confident of its
prospect for unlimited growth. Indeed, merchants, inventors, and
others promised to achieve immense profit and abundance. Such
flowery promises were then, as now, prone to perversion, however.
This volume is concerned with the taming of incipient capitalism -
how a society in the past responded when promises of wealth
creation went badly wrong. It reveals a history of numerous visible
hands taming incipient capitalism, a story that Adam Smith and his
admirers have long set aside. The notion of 'projecting' played a
key role in this process. Thriving theatre, literature, and popular
culture in the age of Ben Jonson began elaborating on predominantly
negative images of entrepreneurs or 'projectors' as people who
pursued Crown's and their own profits at the public's expense. This
study examines how the ensuing public distrust came to shape the
negotiation in the subsequent decades over the nature of embryonic
capitalism. The result is a set of fascinating discoveries. By
scrutinising greedy 'projectors', the incipient public sphere
helped reorient the practices and priorities of entrepreneurs and
statesmen away from the most damaging of rent-seeking behaviours.
Far from being a recent response to mainstream capitalism, ideas
about socially responsible business have long shaped the pursuit of
wealth, power, and profit. Taming Capitalism before its Triumph
unravels the rich history of broken promises of public service and
ensuing public suspicion - a story that throws fresh light on
England's 'transition to capitalism', especially the emergence of
consumer society and the financial revolution towards the end of
the seventeenth century.
This study examines the darker side of England's culture of
economic improvement between 1640 and 1720. It is often suggested
that England in this period grew strikingly confident of its
prospect for unlimited growth. Indeed, merchants, inventors, and
others promised to achieve immense profit and abundance. Such
flowery promises were then, as now, prone to perversion, however.
This volume is concerned with the taming of incipient capitalism -
how a society in the past responded when promises of wealth
creation went badly wrong. It reveals a history of numerous visible
hands taming incipient capitalism, a story that Adam Smith and his
admirers have long set aside. The notion of 'projecting' played a
key role in this process. Thriving theatre, literature, and popular
culture in the age of Ben Jonson began elaborating on predominantly
negative images of entrepreneurs or 'projectors' as people who
pursued Crown's and their own profits at the public's expense. This
study examines how the ensuing public distrust came to shape the
negotiation in the subsequent decades over the nature of embryonic
capitalism. The result is a set of fascinating discoveries. By
scrutinising greedy 'projectors', the incipient public sphere
helped reorient the practices and priorities of entrepreneurs and
statesmen away from the most damaging of rent-seeking behaviours.
Far from being a recent response to mainstream capitalism, ideas
about socially responsible business have long shaped the pursuit of
wealth, power, and profit. Taming Capitalism before its Triumph
unravels the rich history of broken promises of public service and
ensuing public suspicion - a story that throws fresh light on
England's 'transition to capitalism', especially the emergence of
consumer society and the financial revolution towards the end of
the seventeenth century.
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