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The Currency of Politics 2022
The Currency of Politics is a 2022 book written by political theorist Stefan Eich and published by Princeton University Press. The book tells the intellectual history of money and its connection to democratic politics, examining key monetary crises from ancient Greece through modern times. Eich analyzes the political theories of thinkers such as Aristotle, John Locke, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. The author argues that money serves not only as an economic tool but also as a major component of political governance. This work received the 2023 Best First Book Prize from the Foundations of Political Theory section of the American Political Science Association. It has been translated into German, Italian, Turkish, and Chinese.
Details
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- ISBN
- 9780691191072
- Pages
- 344
- Format
- Print (hardcover)
