Elizabeth M. Holt, Fictitious Capital: Silk, Cotton, and the Rise of the Arabic Novel (New York: Fordham University Press, 2017). Pp. 196. $25.00 paper. ISBN: 9780823276035
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DOI: 10.1017/s0020743819000722
Abstract: The rise of the Arabic novel, Elizabeth M. Holt contends in Fictitious Capital, is not a story of nation, but of capital—financial speculation, debt, commodity production— which in the 19th century was on the move,… read more here.
Keywords: elizabeth holt; capital; fictitious capital; arabic novel ... See more keywords
Financialization and Fictitious Capital: The Rise of Financial Securities as a Form of Private Property
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DOI: 10.1177/04866134211068885
Abstract: In recent decades, financial securities have become a dominant form of private property, accounting for much of the growth of wealth around the world. But what kind of property are financial securities? What are the… read more here.
Keywords: form private; fictitious capital; financial securities; private property ... See more keywords