Thrift : The History of an American Cultural Movement /

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"In this lively and engaging book, Andrew L. Yarrow tells the story of a national movement that promoted an amalgam of values and practices ranging from self-control, money management, and efficiency to conservation, generosity, and planning for the future -- all under the rubric of 'thrif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Yarrow, Andrew L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thriftiness.
Social values.
Social movements.
Social conditions.
Saving and investment > Social aspects.
Economic history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Sens de l'economie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mouvements sociaux > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Thriftiness > United States > History > 20th century.
Social movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Social values > United States > History > 20th century.
Saving and investment > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques > 20e siecle.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
United States > Economic conditions > 20th century.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In this lively and engaging book, Andrew L. Yarrow tells the story of a national movement that promoted an amalgam of values and practices ranging from self-control, money management, and efficiency to conservation, generosity, and planning for the future -- all under the rubric of 'thrift'. Emerging in tandem and in tension with the first flowerings of consumer society, the thrift movement flourished during the 1910s and 1920s and then lingered on the outskirts of American culture from the Depression to the prosperous mid-twentieth century. A post-World War II culture that centered on spending and pleasure made the early-twentieth-century thrift messages seem outdated. Nonetheless, echoes of thrift can be found in currently popular ideas of 'sustainability', and 'simplicity' and in efforts to curtail public and private debt."--Back cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9781613763483

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