Capitalizing on Crisis

The Political Origins of the Rise of Finance

Greta R. Krippner

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$24.50 • £19.95 • €22.00

ISBN 9780674066199

Publication Date: 09/10/2012

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240 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Greta R. Krippner is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan.

Awards & Accolades

2013 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, American Sociological Association

2012 Viviana Zelizer Award, Economic Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association

2012 Outstanding Contribution to Political Sociology Award, Political Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association

2009 President’s Book Award, Social Science History Association

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