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From Political Economy to Economics through Nineteenth-Century Literature

Reclaiming the Social

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Models an innovative approach to understanding the social, political, and economic concerns of contemporary life
  • Of particular interest to scholars interested in literature and economics in Victorian and nineteenth-century studies
  • Examines key themes in economics such as property, labor, growth, and value through literature, culture, and history

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction: Reclaiming the Social

    • Elaine Hadley, Audrey Jaffe, Sarah Winter
    Pages 1-25
  3. Labor

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
    2. Human Capital

      • Elaine Hadley
      Pages 29-57
    3. Exploitation

      • Zachary Samalin
      Pages 59-83
    4. Slavery

      • Gordon Bigelow
      Pages 85-105
  4. Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Expansion

      • Ayşe Çelikkol
      Pages 109-128
    3. Sustainability

      • Deanna K. Kreisel
      Pages 129-149
  5. Property

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
    2. Rent

      • Audrey Jaffe
      Pages 153-172
    3. Corporation

      • Clare V. Eby
      Pages 173-194
  6. Value

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
    2. Choice

      • Amanpal Garcha
      Pages 197-218
    3. Global Inequality

      • Mukti Lakhi Mangharam
      Pages 219-242
    4. Equity

      • Sarah Winter
      Pages 243-265
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 267-287

About this book

Focusing on the transition from political economy to economics, this volume seeks to restore social content to economic abstractions through readings of nineteenth-century British and American literature. The essays gathered here, by new as well as established scholars of literature and economics, link important nineteenth-century texts and histories with present-day issues such as exploitation, income inequality, globalization, energy consumption, property ownership and rent, human capital, corporate power, and environmental degradation. Organized according to key concepts for future research, the collection has a clear interdisciplinary, humanities approach and international reach.  These diverse essays will interest students and scholars in literature, history, political science, economics, sociology, law, and cultural studies, in addition to readers generally interested in the Victorian period.


        

                                                                             

Reviews

“This fascinating and useful volume of essays marks a new stage in the study of political economy from the standpoint of Victorian studies. … this volume is a welcome opening in Victorian studies to some non-British and even radical approaches to economic history. … Though unified by their engagement with nineteenth-century political economy, the essays in this volume splinter out in many directions, each engaging with a new set of contemporary theorists and problems.” (Eleanor Courtemanche, Victorian Studies, Vol. 64 (3), 2022) “From Political Economy to Economics Through Nineteenth-Century Literature encourages readers to rediscover social concerns that mainstream economists often overlook—within both economic concepts and literary texts.  Tough-minded and perceptive, the essays open new ways to connect literary analysis and economic theory.  An important contribution to the humanities and social sciences.” (Mary Poovey, Samuel Rudin University Professor in the Humanities, Professor of English, New York University, USA)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Elaine Hadley

  • University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Audrey Jaffe

  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

    Sarah Winter

About the editors

Elaine Hadley is Professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Chicago, USA.

Audrey Jaffe is Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Sarah Winter is Professor of English and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA.


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