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The Character of Credit: Personal Debt in English Culture, 1740 1914

The Character of Credit: Personal Debt in English Culture, 1740 1914

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Series: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories, Book 1

EconomicsGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 0521036496
ISBN13: 9780521036498
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Oct 18 2007
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.84 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Using a wide range of printed sources and paying particular attention to distinctions of gender and class, Margot Finn examines English consumer culture from three interlocking perspectives. Finn considers representations of debt in novels, diaries and autobiographical memoirs; the transformation of imprisonment for debt; and the use of small claims courts to mediate disputes between debtors and creditors. This major study of personal debt from 1740 to 1914 will appeal to social, legal and cultural historians, literary scholars and readers interested in the history of consumer culture.

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