Thrift : the history of an American cultural movement /
Yarrow, Andrew L.
Thrift : the history of an American cultural movement / Andrew L. Yarrow. - 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-197) 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.
9781625341327 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781625341310 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
2014021803
Thriftiness--History--United States--20th century.
Social movements--History--United States--20th century.
Social values--History--United States--20th century.
Saving and investment--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Economic conditions--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--20th century.
HG179 / .Y35 2014
339.4/30973
Thrift : the history of an American cultural movement / Andrew L. Yarrow. - 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-197) 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.
9781625341327 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781625341310 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
2014021803
Thriftiness--History--United States--20th century.
Social movements--History--United States--20th century.
Social values--History--United States--20th century.
Saving and investment--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Economic conditions--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--20th century.
HG179 / .Y35 2014
339.4/30973