A 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.
| ISBN: | 9781785331275 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2016 |
| Author: | Poley, Jared |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |