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  • Crunch Lit

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    Series series 21st Century Genre Fiction
    The financial crisis of 2008 quickly gave rise to a growing body of fiction: "Crunch Lit". These 'recession writings' take the financial crisis as their central narrative concern and explore its effects on consumer culture, gender roles and contemporary communities. Examining a range of texts including Sebastian Faulks' A Week in December, Adam Haslett's Union Atlantic, and John Lanchester's ... Leer más

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  • The Death of Homo Economicus

    Work, Debt and the Myth of Endless Accumulation

    de Peter Fleming ...
    In today's workplaces we work harder and longer, labouring under the illusion that this will bring us more wealth. As this myth becomes increasingly preposterous, it's time to understand why we believe in it, and where it came from.The Death of Homo Economicus explores the origin of this oppressive myth, in order to destroy it. The story begins with the creation of a fake persona labelled the ... Leer más

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  • Social Class in the 21st Century

    de Mike Savage ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC's 'Great British Class Survey'.Why does social class matter more than ever in Britain today?How has the meaning of class changed?What does this mean for social mobility and inequality?In this book Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey look beyond the labels to explore how and why our ... Leer más

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  • Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra-Thin

    Architecture and Capitalism in the 21st Century

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  • Cogs and Monsters

    What Economics Is, and What It Should Be

    de Diane Coyle ...
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  • Microeconomics

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Avinash Dixit ...
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  • Too Much Money

    How Wealth Disparities Are Unbalancing Aotearoa New Zealand

    Today, someone in the wealthiest 1 per cent of adults a club of some 40,000 people has a net worth 68 times that of the average New Zealander.Too Much Money is the story of how wealth inequality is changing Aotearoa New Zealand. Possessing wealth opens up opportunities to live in certain areas, get certain kinds of education, make certain kinds of social connections, exert certain kinds of power. ... Leer más

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  • The Economics of Cultural Policy

    de David Throsby ...
    Cultural policy is changing. Traditionally, cultural policies have been concerned with providing financial support for the arts, for cultural heritage and for institutions such as museums and galleries. In recent years, around the world, interest has grown in the creative industries as a source of innovation and economic dynamism. This book argues that an understanding of the nature of both the ... Leer más

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  • Sleep of Death

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