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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelude
  • The early twentieth-century American thrift movement
  • Precursors of a movement
  • Thrift's heyday, 1910s/1930
  • Teaching thrift in the schools
  • The philosophy of thrift
  • National Thrift Week
  • Allies and strange bedfellows
  • The international dimension
  • The decline of thrift
  • From thrift to sustainability.

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