The Character of Credit: Personal Debt in English Culture, 1740 1914 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521823425)

Using a wide range of printed sources and paying particular attention to distinctions of gender and class, Margot Finn examines English consumer culture from three interlocking perspectives. Finn considers representations of debt in novels, diaries and autobiographical memoirs; the transformation of imprisonment for debt; and the use of small claims courts to mediate disputes between debtors and creditors. This major study of personal debt from 1740 to 1914 will appeal to social, legal and cultural historians, literary scholars and readers interested in the history of consumer culture.

Author: Margot C. Finn, Finn Margot C.
ISBN-10: 0521823420
ISBN-13: 9780521823425
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2003
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.61lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.00w x 1.03d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2004 pg. 178