{"product_id":"the-political-development-of-american-emily-zackin-9780226832371","title":"The Political Development of American Debt Relief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA political history of the rise and fall of American debt relief.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Americans have a long history with debt. They also have a long history of mobilizing for debt relief. Throughout the nineteenth century, indebted citizens demanded government protection from their financial burdens, challenging readings of the Constitution that exalted property rights at the expense of the vulnerable. Their appeals shaped the country's periodic experiments with state debt relief and federal bankruptcy law, constituting a pre-industrial safety net. Yet, the twentieth century saw the erosion of debtor politics and the eventual retrenchment of bankruptcy protections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Political Development of American Debt Relief\u003c\/i\u003e traces how geographic, sectoral, and racial politics shaped debtor activism over time, enhancing our understanding of state-building, constitutionalism, and social policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Zackin, Chloe N. Thurston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226832376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226832371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Emily Zackin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809734324479,"sku":"9780226832371","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6856f5a7-8b22-4af7-bf6f-5798fb27367e.jpg?v=1707927330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-development-of-american-emily-zackin-9780226832371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}