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Money at Work : On the Job with Priests, Poker Players and Hedge Fund Traders /
Financial advisors, poker players, hedge fund traders, fund-raisers, sports agents, credit counsellors and commissioned salespeople all deal with one central concern in their jobs: money. In Money At Work, Kevin Delaney explores how we think about money and, particularly, how our jobs influence that...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Financial advisors, poker players, hedge fund traders, fund-raisers, sports agents, credit counsellors and commissioned salespeople all deal with one central concern in their jobs: money. In Money At Work, Kevin Delaney explores how we think about money and, particularly, how our jobs influence that thinking. By spotlighting people for whom money is the focus of their work, Delaney illuminates how the daily practices experienced in different jobs create distinct ways of thinking and talking about money and how occupations and their work cultures carry important symbolic, material, and practica. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (279 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780814738078 |