Freaks of Fortune

The Emerging World of Capitalism and Risk in America

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Language
English
Pages
414

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Cover of: Freaks of Fortune
Freaks of Fortune: The Emerging World of Capitalism and Risk in America
2012, Harvard University Press
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Table of Contents

The assumption of risk
The perils of the seas
The actuarial science of freedom
The failure of the freedman's bank
Betting the farm
Fraternity in the age of capital
Trading the future
The trust question.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Cambridge, Mass

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
330.12/2097309034
Library of Congress
HC105 .L48 2012, HC105.L48 2012, HC105 .L48 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
414

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25299476M
Internet Archive
freaksoffortunee0000levy
ISBN 13
9780674047488
LCCN
2012014805
OCLC/WorldCat
789661554, 900758299

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