A Brief History of Thrift

A Brief History of Thrift
Alison Hulme
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Paperback
h234 x 156mm - 152pg
2 Mar 2021 UK
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9781526155962
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This book surveys ' thrift' through its moral, religious, ethical, political, spiritual and philosophical expressions, focussing in on key moments such as the early Puritans and Post-war rationing, and key characters such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Henry Thoreau. The relationships between thrift and frugality, mindfulness, sustainability, and alternative consumption practices are explained, and connections made between myriad conceptions of thrift and contemporary concerns for how consumer cultures impact scarce resources, wealth distribution, and the Anthropocene. Ultimately, the book returns the reader to an understanding of thrift as it was originally used - to ' thrive' - and attempts to re-cast thrift in more collective, economically egalitarian terms, reclaiming it as a genuinely resistant practice.
Alison Hulme lectures in International Development at the University of Northampton
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781526155962
Published: 2 Mar 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 152

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