Thrift and Thriving in America
| Author | : Joshua Yates |
| Publisher | : OUP USA |
| Total Pages | : 633 |
| Release | : 2011-07-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199769063 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199769060 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (060 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Thrift and Thriving in America by : Joshua Yates
Download or read book Thrift and Thriving in America written by Joshua Yates and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrift and Thriving in America is a collection of groundbreaking essays on the significance of thrift throughout American history. It reveals thrift as a dynamic moral ideal and practice that not only provides insight into evolving meanings of material wellbeing, but also into the changing understandings of the good life and the good society more generally.