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Cultural Political Economy
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ABSTRACT
The global political economy is inescapably cultural. Whether we talk about the economic dimensions of the "war on terror", the sub-prime crisis and its aftermath, or the ways in which new information technology has altered practices of production and consumption, it has become increasingly clear that these processes cannot be fully captured by the hyper-rational analysis of economists or the slogans of class conflict. This book argues that culture is a concept that can be used to develop more subtle and fruitful analyses of the dynamics and problems of the global political economy.
Rediscovering the unacknowledged role of culture in the writings of classical political economists, the contributors to this volume reveal its central place in the historical evolution of post-war capitalism, exploring its continued role in contemporary economic processes that range from the commercialization of security practices to the development of ethical tourism. The book shows that culture plays a role in both constituting different forms of economic life and in shaping the diverse ways that capitalism has developed historically – from its earliest moments to its most recent challenges.
Providing valuable insights to a wide range of disciplines, this volume will be of vital interest to students and scholars of International Political Economy, Cultural and Economic Geography and Sociology, and International Relations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |26 pages
Introduction: Understanding cultural political economy
part |2 pages
Part 1 Interrogating the classics
chapter 1|19 pages
Undressing the wound of wealth: Political economy as a cultural project
chapter 2|17 pages
Works, products, and the division of labour: Notes for a cultural and political economic critique
part |2 pages
Part 2 The cultural constitution of economic history
chapter 3|24 pages
‘To the ends of the earth’: Culture, visuality and the embedded economy
chapter 4|20 pages
The culture of money doctoring: American financial advising in Latin America during the 1940s
part |2 pages
Part 3 Culture as concealing political economic practices
chapter 5|26 pages
Anti-political economy: Cartographies of ‘illegal immigration’ and the displacement of the economy
part |2 pages
Part 4 Cultural futures of political economy