Thrift : the history of an American cultural movement / Andrew L. Yarrow.
Material type: TextPublication details: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- 9781613763483
- 9781625341327
- HG179 .T475 2014
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Prelude -- The early twentieth-century American thrift movement -- Precursors of a movement -- Thrift's heyday, 1910s/1930 -- Teaching thrift in the schools -- The philosophy of thrift -- National Thrift Week -- Allies and strange bedfellows -- The international dimension -- The decline of thrift -- From thrift to sustainability.
"In this lively and engaging book, Andrew L. Yarrow tells the story of a national movement that promoted an amalgam of values and practices ranging from self-control, money management, and efficiency to conservation, generosity, and planning for the future --
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