In hock : pawning in America from independence through the Great Depression /
Woloson, Wendy A., 1964-
In hock : pawning in America from independence through the Great Depression / Wendy A. Woloson. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009. - xiii, 233 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-222) and index.
In hock -- The "Jew broker" in American culture -- In defense of pawnbrokers -- The economies of everyday life -- Pawnbroking and criminal activity -- Loan societies and the legitimation of pawnbroking -- Unredeemed.
9780226905679 0226905675
2009018828
Pawnbroking--History.--United States
HG2101 / .W656 2009
332.3/40973
In hock : pawning in America from independence through the Great Depression / Wendy A. Woloson. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009. - xiii, 233 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-222) and index.
In hock -- The "Jew broker" in American culture -- In defense of pawnbrokers -- The economies of everyday life -- Pawnbroking and criminal activity -- Loan societies and the legitimation of pawnbroking -- Unredeemed.
9780226905679 0226905675
2009018828
Pawnbroking--History.--United States
HG2101 / .W656 2009
332.3/40973