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Freaks of fortune : the emerging world of capitalism and risk in America / Jonathan Levy.

Author/creator Levy, Jonathan, 1978-
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Description414 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Subject(s)
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012014805
ISBN9780674047488 (alk. paper)

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