Franklin's Thrift : the Lost History of an American Virtue.

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Americans today often think of thrift as a negative value - a miserly hoarding of resources and a denial of pleasure. Even more telling, many Americans don't even think of thrift at all anymore. Franklin's Thrift challenges this state of mind by recovering the rich history of thrift as a q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blankenhorn, David
Otros Autores: Whitehead, Barbara Dafoe, 1944-, Brophy-Warren, Sorcha
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Conshohocken : Templeton Press, 2011.
Temas:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Philosophy.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790
Saving and investment > United States > History.
Thrift institutions > United States > History.
Institutions d'épargne > États-Unis > Histoire.
Philosophy
Saving and investment
Thrift institutions
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Americans today often think of thrift as a negative value - a miserly hoarding of resources and a denial of pleasure. Even more telling, many Americans don't even think of thrift at all anymore. Franklin's Thrift challenges this state of mind by recovering the rich history of thrift as a quintessentially American virtue. The contributors to this volume trace how, from the eighteenth century on, the idea and practice of thrift has been a robust part of the American vision of economic freedom and social abundance. For Benjamin Franklin, who personified and promoted the idea, thrift mean.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (271 pages)
ISBN:9781599473529
1599473526
1283260484
9781283260480

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