Credit economies constituted "economies of regard" in which reputation depended on embodied performances of credibility. Crowston explores the role of fashionable appearances and sexual desire in leveraging credit and reconstructs women's vigorous participation in its gray markets. The scandalous relationship between Queen Marie Antoinette and fashion merchant Rose Bertin epitomizes the vertical loyalties and deep social divides of the credit regime and its increasingly urgent political stakes.
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Credit economies constituted "economies of regard" in which reputation depended on embodied performances of credibility. Crowston explores the role of fashionable appearances and sexual desire in leveraging credit and reconstructs women's vigorous participation in its gray markets. The scandalous relationship between Queen Marie Antoinette and fashion merchant Rose Bertin epitomizes the vertical loyalties and deep social divides of the credit regime and its increasingly urgent political stakes.
Imprint | Duke University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 2013 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | October 2013 |
Authors | Clare Haru Crowston |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 448 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8223-5513-7 |
Barcode | 9780822355137 |
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LSN | 0-8223-5513-2 |