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