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OverviewHow an antisemitic legend gave voice to widespread fears surrounding the expansion of private credit in Western capitalism The Promise and Peril of Credit takes an incisive look at pivotal episodes in the West's centuries-long struggle to define the place of private finance in the social and political order. It does so through the lens of a pers Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francesca TrivellatoPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Volume: 8 ISBN: 9780691178592ISBN 10: 0691178593 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 12 February 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsoeBrilliantly illuminating the dialectic between the perception of bills of exchange as mysterious and secretive instruments and the stereotype of Jewish merchants as deceptive and dishonest, Trivellato opens up new perspectives on the early modern vision for a morally legitimate commercial society. This lucidly written and deeply erudite book is a rich and rewarding read. Carl Wennerlind, author of Casualties of Credit: The English Financial Revolution, 1620 1720 oeThis book is a veritable tour de force. Trivellato turns a seemingly simple question about the genesis and propagation of an erroneous legend about Jews into a deeply researched and fascinating interrogation of the complex relationship between ideas, their authors and contexts, and social fears about markets. Regina Grafe, author of Distant Tyranny: Markets, Power, and Backwardness in Spain, 1650 1800 This book is a veritable tour de force. Trivellato turns a seemingly simple question about the genesis and propagation of an erroneous legend about Jews into a deeply researched and fascinating interrogation of the complex relationship between ideas, their authors and contexts, and social fears about markets. --Regina Grafe, author of Distant Tyranny: Markets, Power, and Backwardness in Spain, 1650-1800 Brilliantly illuminating the dialectic between the perception of bills of exchange as mysterious and secretive instruments and the stereotype of Jewish merchants as deceptive and dishonest, Trivellato opens up new perspectives on the early modern vision for a morally legitimate commercial society. This lucidly written and deeply erudite book is a rich and rewarding read. --Carl Wennerlind, author of Casualties of Credit: The English Financial Revolution, 1620-1720 Author InformationFrancesca Trivellato is professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. She is the author of The Familiarity of Strangers: The Sephardic Diaspora, Livorno, and Cross-Cultural Trade in the Early Modern Period. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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