Overview

Capitalism is well known for producing a form of existence where 'everything solid melts into air'. But what happens when capitalism develops theories about itself? Are we moving into a condition in which capitalism can be said to possess a brain? These questions are pursued in this sparkling and thought-provoking book. Thrift looks at what he calls 'the cultural circuit of capitalism', the mechanism for generating new theories of capitalism. Knowing Capitalism traces the rise of this circuit back to the 1960s when a series of institutions locked together to interrogate capitalism, to the present day, when these institutions are moving out to the Pacific basin and beyond. What have these theories produced? How have they been implicated in the speculative bubbles that characterized the late twentieth century? What part have they played in developing our understanding of human relations? Building on an inter-disciplinary approach which embraces the core social sciences, Thrift outlines an exciting new theory for understanding capitalism. His book will be of interest to readers in Geography, Social Theory, Anthropology and Cultural Economics. Nigel Thrift offers us the sort of cultural analysis of global capitalism that has long been needed - one that emphasizes the innovative energy of global capitalism. The book avoids stale denouncements and offers instead a view of capitalism as a form of practice' - Karin Knorr Cetina, Professor of Sociology, University of Konstanz, Germany

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Author:   Nigel Thrift
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781412900584

ISBN 10:   1412900581
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   26 January 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Adventures of Capitalism The Cultural Circuit of Capitalism PART ONE: THE CULTURAL CIRCUIT OF CAPITALISM The Rise of Soft Capitalism The Place of Complexity Virtual Capitalism The Globalization of Reflexive Business Knowledge Cultures on the Brink - with Kris Olds Re-Engineering the Soul of Capitalism on a Global Scale PART TWO: THE NEW ECONOMY ′It′s the Romance, Not the Finance, that Makes the Business Worth Pursuing′ Disclosing a New Market Culture Performing Cultures in the New Economy The Automatic Production of Space - with Shaun French Closer to the Machine? Intelligent Environments, New Forms of Possession and the Rise of the Supertoy Electric Animals New Models of Everyday Life? Remembering the Technological Unconscious by Foregrounding Knowledges of Postition

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Nigel Thrift offers us the sort of cultural analysis of global capitalism that has long been needed - one that emphasizes the innovative energy of global capitalism. The book avoids stale denouncements and offers instead a view of capitalism as a form of practice' - Karin Knorr Cetina, Professor of Sociology, University of Konstanz, Germany

"""Nigel Thrift offers us the sort of cultural analysis of global capitalism that has long been needed - one that emphasizes the innovative energy of global capitalism. The book avoids stale denouncements and offers instead a view of capitalism as a form of practice' - Karin Knorr Cetina, Professor of Sociology, University of Konstanz, Germany"

Author Information

Nigel Thrift is a Visiting Professor in Oxford and Tsinghua Universities. He was previously Executive Director of Schwarzman Scholars, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Warwick and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at Oxford University.

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