{"product_id":"the-personal-life-of-debt-ryan-davey-9781529239423","title":"The Personal Life of Debt: Coercion, Subjectivity and Inequality in Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the cost of living rises, British households face unprecedented levels of debt. But many commentators characterise those who stash away envelopes, leave telephones ringing, or hide from debt collectors as irresponsible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first full-length ethnography of debt problems in Britain, this book uses long-term fieldwork on a southern English housing estate to give a sensitive retelling of the everyday lives of indebted people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It argues that the inequalities of debt go beyond economic questions to include the way state coercion hinders people's efforts to define what they truly value. Indeed, from finance to housing and even parenthood, the potential for dispossession has become a pervasive method of power that strikes at the heart of personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Davey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529239427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529239423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d","brand":"Ryan Davey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927862890751,"sku":"9781529239423","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2aea9e27-52ac-4beb-b235-0fb4c2c036a9.jpg?v=1749373200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-personal-life-of-debt-ryan-davey-9781529239423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}