Daniel Defoe and the Bank of England : the dark arts of projectors
Parker, Martin, 1962-2016
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This little book tells the truthful story of how the Bank of England came into being. It is a story of pirates, treasure, random good fortune and sheer determination. This is an institution founded on risk, daring and imagination. The tale is entangled wth that of the early novel, in particular the fortunes of one Moll Flanders, an entrepreneur of sexual relations in the growing London market for capital in the early 18th century. These accounts are woven together with the life stories of Daniel Defoe and William Paterson, founders of two of the key institutions of our modern age, the novel and the corporation. This reveals connections which are nowadays forgotten, and which the fractured specialisms of 'literature', 'history' and 'business' can rarely see.
Main title:
Daniel Defoe and the Bank of England : the dark arts of projectors / Martin Parker, Valerie Hamilton.
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Imprint:
Winchester, UK : Zero Books, 2016.
Collation:
200 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781782799528 (pbk)
Dewey class:
332.094109332.0941
Language:
English
Subject:
Finance -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryMoney in literatureMoney -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryEconomics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryEnglish literature -- 18th century -- History and criticismDefoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 -- Criticism and interpretationBank of England -- HistoryFinance and Accounting
BRN:
549286
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