Peter-Paul Banziger (University of Basel Mischa Suter (University of Basel, Switz
Global issues such as climate change and the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis have spurred interest in thinking about the history of the modern economy that goes beyond disciplinary economic history. This book contributes to the cultural history of capitalism and its different regimes of productivity by pursuing the perspective of body history and by providing a global scope. Throughout modernity, the body served as a fundamental, albeit essentially changing, linchpin for both the organization of economic practices and for intellectual reflections on the economy. In particular, it was...
Global issues such as climate change and the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis have spurred interest in thinking about the history of the modern ...