A brief history of thrift /

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This book surveys 'thrift' through its moral, religious, ethical, political, spiritual and philosophical expressions, focussing in on key moments such as the early Puritans and post-war rationing, and key characters such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Henry Thoreau. The relationsh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hulme, Alison (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Thriftiness.
Consumption (Economics)
Social history.
Social Conditions
Sens de l'économie.
Histoire sociale.
social history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Social history
Thriftiness
Sparsamkeit
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Towards a theory of thrift
  • Religious thrift : Puritans, Quakers and Methodists
  • Individualist thrift : Bejamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Victorian moralism
  • Spiritual thrift : simplicity, sensuality and politics in Henry Thoreau
  • Nationalist thrift : making do, rationing and nostalgic austerity
  • Consumer thrift : Keynes, consumer rights and the new thrifty consumers
  • Ecological thrift : frugality, de-growth and voluntary simplicity
  • Conclusion : Thoreau in the city.

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