Henry Sless

Merchant Princes and Charlatans or Makers of Money? (eBook, PDF)

Decoding Icons of Nineteenth Century British and International Finance

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Provides a critical analysis of visual images of finance during the nineteenth century in Britain

Contrasts visual representations of financial crises and financial figures with literary and journalistic representations of the period

Represents a unique multi-disciplinary approach to the study of financial history

Uses visual evidence as a compliment to traditional written sources

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030866044
• Artikelnr.: 63226066

Autorenporträt

Henry Sless is currently a Research Associate at Henley Business School at the University of Reading, UK. He received a Master's in historical cartoons from the University of Kent, UK, and a doctorate in visual images of finance in the Victorian era from the University of Reading. For further details of his areas of interest, please see his site: www.figuringfinance.com

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Financial context.- Visual context.- The merchant princes.- The charlatans.- Financial iconography.- Gender.- The other.- The law.- Dreams and the unconscious.- Conclusion.