"This text explores the social, cultural and historical contexts of paper money. Predicated on the assumption that paper bills speak to us through the use of symbols--letters, verbal and visual elements, as well as symbols of civic values--this book examines what has been conveyed to Americans via their currency from Colonial times through the present day"--Provided by publisher.
Making sense of the buck : cultural representations and signifying practices -- The production of the paper dollar -- Designing the paper dollar : articulating production and consumption -- The paper dollar and the national symbolic -- The cultural consumption of the paper dollar -- Cultural regulation : paper dollars and the conduct of life.