| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 235 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Modern economic and social history series
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Modern economic and social history series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Fleeting crescent (1918 to 1939 and before) -- Petrified "capitalists" (the Second World War) -- Short dawn (1945 to 1947) -- First quartile (1948 to 1951) -- Dividend-seeking "socialists" (the co-operative movement) -- Spreading shadow (1951 to 1957) -- Total eclipse and its corona (1957 and beyond). |
| Summary |
With concepts of 'austerity' very much in the news, this book takes a fresh look at attitudes to consumption, consumerism and personal finance in Britain during the middle decades of the twentieth century. It argues that the pre-War fear of debt and social disdain for conspicuous consumption was replaced during the 1940s and 1950s by widespread acceptance of a consumer society. As the financial woes of the 21st century force a reassessment of the sustainability of a consumer-based society, this book provides a timely reminder of how attitudes to personal finance are of greater significance to. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
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Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1945-1964.
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Great Britain. |
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1964 |
| Subject |
Finance, Personal -- Great Britain -- History.
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Finance, Personal. |
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History. |
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World War, 1939-1945.
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Consumption (Economics) -- Great Britain.
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Consumption (Economics) |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1964 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cohen, Martin. Eclipse of 'elegant economy'. Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2012 9781409439721 (DLC) 2011036627 (OCoLC)749115673 |
| ISBN |
9781409439738 (electronic book) |
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1409439739 (electronic book) |
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1283480077 |
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9781283480079 |
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9781409439721 |
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1409439720 |
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