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A brief history of thrift /

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hulme, Alison (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2019]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.