Mata, T;
(2018)
Reading popular histories of economics.
In: Düppe, Till and Weintraub, E. Roy, (eds.)
A Contemporary Historiography of Economics.
(pp. 177-191).
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Abstract
Discussions of historiography often exclude books published for a mass public. As a result, we have developed a skewed appreciation of who writes the history of economics, how it is written, and who reads it. In this essay I argue that learned and popular histories should be read as equals and that we ought to study both as objects in culture, forever mobile and tampered. My argument’s deep implication is that our outlook and imagination have been unjustifiably constrained. By studying online reviews of histories of political economy I contend that histories have the potential to entertain, to elicit powerful emotions, and to aid readers in the labours of understanding their social world.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Reading popular histories of economics |
| ISBN-13: | 9781315169194 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781315169194-11 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315169194-11 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10200999 |
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