Financing the American Dream: A Cultural History of Consumer Credit

by Lendol Calder

Book Overview

Once there was a golden age of American thrift, when citizens lived sensibly within their means and worked hard to stay out of debt. The growing availability of credit in this century, however, has brought those days to an end--undermining traditional moral virtues such as prudence, diligence, and the delay of gratification while encouraging reckless consumerism. Or so we commonly believe. In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Lendol Calder...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691074550
• ISBN13: 9780691074559
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"