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A Brief History of Thrift
Contributor(s): Hulme, Alison (Author)

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ISBN: 1526155966     ISBN-13: 9781526155962
Publisher: Manchester University Press
OUR PRICE: $22.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Economic Conditions
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Business & Economics | Economic History
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.50 lbs) 152 pages
 
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This book surveys 'thrift' through its moral, religious, ethical, political, spiritual and philosophical expressions, focussing in on key moments such as the early Puritans and Post-war rationing, and key characters such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Henry Thoreau. The relationships between thrift and frugality, mindfulness, sustainability, and alternative consumption practices are explained, and connections made between myriad conceptions of thrift and contemporary concerns for how consumer cultures impact scarce resources, wealth distribution, and the Anthropocene. Ultimately, the book returns the reader to an understanding of thrift as it was originally used - to 'thrive' - and attempts to re-cast thrift in more collective, economically egalitarian terms, reclaiming it as a genuinely resistant practice.
 
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