A Brief History of Thrift Contributor(s): Hulme, Alison (Author) |
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ISBN: 1526128837 ISBN-13: 9781526128836 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Economic History |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.3" (0.80 lbs) 152 pages |
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Publisher Description: A brief history of thrift considers the concept of thrift through its moral, religious, ethical, political, spiritual and philosophical expressions. It is a timely study that explores how thrift has been used politically to encourage and discourage certain socio-economic behaviours throughout history and in the present day, and how the thrift-seeking or thrift-avoiding individual has been celebrated or chastised accordingly. Hulme explains the relationships between thrift and frugality, mindfulness, sustainability, and alternative consumption practices, and makes connections between diverse conceptions of thrift and key thinkers that have reflected upon it, such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Henry Thoreau. |