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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yarrow, Andrew L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2014.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Saving and investment > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Social values > United States > History > 20th century.
Social movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Thriftiness > United States > History > 20th century.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements sociaux > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sens de l'économie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Economic history.
Saving and investment > Social aspects.
Social conditions.
Social movements.
Social values.
Thriftiness.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
United States > Economic conditions > 20th century.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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