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Sick Economies: Drama, Mercantilism, and Disease in Shakespeare's England
Sick Economies Drama Mercantilism and Disease in Shakespeare's England
Author: Jonathan Gil Harris
From French Physiocrat theories of the blood-like circulation of wealth to Adam Smith's "invisible hand" of the market, the body has played a crucial role in Western perceptions of the economic. In Renaissance culture, however, the dominant bodily metaphors for national wealth and economy were derived from the relatively new language of infectio...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812237733
ISBN-10: 0812237730
Publication Date: 12/24/2003
Pages: 272
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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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