John Law war ein schottischer Ökonom, der glaubte, dass nationale Wohlstand vom Handel abhängt. Seine wirtschaftlichen Theorien und praktischen Umsetzungen, einschließlich der Gründung der Banque Générale, führten zu bedeutenden Veränderungen im französischen Finanzwesen. Law wird jedoch auch mit einer berüchtigten spekulativen Blase und dem daraus resultierenden wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruch in Frankreich in Verbindung gebracht.
Die Schriften von John Law bieten einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Finanzstrategien und Spekulationspraktiken des 18. Jahrhunderts. Als Financier der französischen Krone war Law eine umstrittene Figur, deren Ideen und Konzepte die Grundlagen moderner Finanzsysteme beeinflussten. Der Nachdruck des Originals von 1720 ermöglicht es, seine Gedanken und Theorien in ihrem historischen Kontext zu verstehen und die Auswirkungen seiner Spekulationen auf die damalige Wirtschaft zu erkennen.
Unveränderter Nachdruck der Originalausgabe von 1720.
This limited edition box set offers a curated collection of prints and exclusive extras, showcasing material from issues 13-16 of the acclaimed magazine Hi-Fructose. It provides fans with a unique opportunity to explore the magazine's artistic highlights and features, making it a valuable addition for collectors and art enthusiasts alike.
John Law has been photographing the Kentish bus scene since the early years of the 1970s and has amassed a vast archive of pictures, the best and most interesting of which are displayed here.
Challenging conventional views, this thought-provoking book explores the shortcomings of traditional research methods, sparking debate among readers. It presents a radical and sometimes revolutionary argument, making it a compelling read for those interested in the evolution of research practices and methodologies. The author aims to engage both supporters and critics, encouraging a deeper understanding of the complexities involved in research.
This edition presents a modernized text of Gavin Douglas' 16th-century Scots translation of Virgil's Aeneid, enhancing accessibility with updated spelling and footnotes for difficult words. It is based on John Small's 1874 edition and features editorial work by John Law, completed by Caroline Macafee, who includes an introduction in the first volume. The book is divided into two volumes, catering to both scholars and general readers interested in classical literature and its adaptations.
In Scare Tactic, John W. Law artfully resurrects the intriguing life and outrageously splendid work of legendary horror film director, William Castle. Clearly written and thoroughly researched, Scare Tactic is the only book of its kind, delivering a complete biography of Castle - surveying not only the multiple influences on Castles career but also the importance of the man himself. Laws fascination with Castle is contagious, but he cuts through the ballyhoo and showmanship to deliver the facts in an articulate and insightful manner. Anyone interested in the history of cinema, the horror movie genre, cult films, or the cinema of exploitation would do well to read Laws study, since - in the tradition of P.T. Barnum - Castle is one of the most important showmen the American cinema has ever known.
In Aircraft Stories noted sociologist of technoscience John Law tells “stories” about a British attempt to build a military aircraft—the TSR2. The intertwining of these stories demonstrates the ways in which particular technological projects can be understood in a world of complex contexts.Law works to upset the binary between the modernist concept of knowledge, subjects, and objects as having centered and concrete essences and the postmodernist notion that all is fragmented and centerless. The structure and content of Aircraft Stories reflect Law’s contention that knowledge, subjects, and—particularly— objects are “fractionally coherent”: that is, they are drawn together without necessarily being centered. In studying the process of this particular aircraft’s design, construction, and eventual cancellation, Law develops a range of metaphors to describe both its fractional character and the ways its various aspects interact with each other. Offering numerous insights into the way we theorize the working of systems, he explores the overlaps between singularity and multiplicity and reveals rich new meaning in such concepts as oscillation, interference, fractionality, and rhizomatic networks.The methodology and insights of Aircraft Stories will be invaluable to students in science and technology studies and will engage others who are interested in the ways that contemporary paradigms have limited our ability to see objects in their true complexity.
