Law and Economics in Jane Austen
Seiten
2021
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-0496-5 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-0496-5 (ISBN)
Law and Economics in Jane Austen traces legal and economic principles in sex, marriage and romance as set out in Austen’s novels, unveiling how those meticulous principles control today’s modern romance. Culture may have changed in the past 300 years, but these rules remain and even now shape modern romance.
Law and Economics in Jane Austen traces principles of law and economics in sex, marriage and romance as set out in the novels of Jane Austen, unveiling how those meticulous principles still control today’s modern romance. You will learn fascinating new insights into law and economics by seeing these disciplines through Jane Austen’s eyes. Readers who find themselves wishing Jane Austen had written just one more novel, or that she had somewhere offered more examination and analysis of her characters’ predicaments, or who desire to go deeper with her investigation of love, money and culture will praise this book. Discovering the legal and economic principles that drove her stories, Jane Austen’s Law & Economics reveals that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Love and money are constants in social connection. While culture may have changed over 300 years, principles of law and economics remain staples of modern romance – which is why Jane Austen continues to fascinate the modern mind. So sit back, enjoy, and be pleasantly taught and surprised at what you will learn from the methodical mind of Jane.
Law and Economics in Jane Austen traces principles of law and economics in sex, marriage and romance as set out in the novels of Jane Austen, unveiling how those meticulous principles still control today’s modern romance. You will learn fascinating new insights into law and economics by seeing these disciplines through Jane Austen’s eyes. Readers who find themselves wishing Jane Austen had written just one more novel, or that she had somewhere offered more examination and analysis of her characters’ predicaments, or who desire to go deeper with her investigation of love, money and culture will praise this book. Discovering the legal and economic principles that drove her stories, Jane Austen’s Law & Economics reveals that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Love and money are constants in social connection. While culture may have changed over 300 years, principles of law and economics remain staples of modern romance – which is why Jane Austen continues to fascinate the modern mind. So sit back, enjoy, and be pleasantly taught and surprised at what you will learn from the methodical mind of Jane.
Kathleen Akers is associate at Epsilon Economics. Lynne Marie Kohm is professor at Regent University School of Law.
Chapter One: The Basics - Love, Law, & Economics According to Jane
Chapter Two: The Dating Game – The Economics of Information
Chapter Three: Sex & Money – The Economics & Laws of Sexual Intimacy
Chapter Four: Money & Marriage – Marriage Laws & Marriage Markets
Chapter Five: More on Marriage – Incentives Matter
Chapter Six: Children – Parenting & Human Capital
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.06.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 272 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7936-0496-7 / 1793604967 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7936-0496-5 / 9781793604965 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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