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Nicholas Scott Baker

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

Cultural History of Renaissance Italy
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Nicholas Baker is writing a cultural history of financial risk-taking in Renaissance Italy. His project analyzes the relationship between changing conceptions of time and the future, the meanings ascribed to the taking of chances on future outcomes, and the experiences of such risk-taking.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies
Spring

Degrees

Northwestern University
Ph.D.
2007