Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological Perspective from the 19th Century to the Present by Marron, D.

Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological Perspective from the 19th Century to the Present (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230615182)

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Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological Perspective from the 19th Century to the Present by Marron, D.

Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological Perspective from the 19th Century to the Present

$54.99
Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological Perspective from the 19th Century to the Present by Marron, D.

Consumer Credit in the United States: A Sociological Perspective from the 19th Century to the Present

$54.99
Format: Hardcover
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It is commonly imagined that in recent years the rampant growth of consumer credit has lured American consumers into a crippling state of indebtedness, a state that has upended old cultural values of Puritan thrift and stimulated a frenzy of consumption. Drawing on the sociological concept of 'government' and informed by a historical perspective, Marron presents a much more complex and nuanced reality. From its early antecedents in nineteenth century salary lending and instalment selling, she shows how the emergence and growth of consumer credit in the United States have always been subject to shifting regimes of control and regulation.

Author: D. Marron
ISBN-10: 023061518X
ISBN-13: 9780230615182
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2009
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2010
By D. Marron
By D. Marron
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DONNCHA MARRON is Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Applied Social Studies at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

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