Fictions of Capital situates manners and writing about manners in the context of American capitalism between 1880 and 1960. The work of various economic theorists and historians is used to establish two of capitalism's deeper narratives: the plot to accumulate and expand resources and the plot to ensure reproduction of the expanded resources.
Fictions of Capital situates manners and writing about manners in the context of American capitalism between 1880 and 1960.