The eclipse of 'elegant economy' : the impact of the Second World War on attitudes to personal finance in Britain /

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 consumpti...

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Main Author:	Cohen, Martin
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2012.
Subjects:	Finance, Personal > Great Britain > History. World War, 1939-1945. Consumption (Economics) > Great Britain. Great Britain > Economic conditions > 1945-1964.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9781409439738 1409439739 1283480077 9781283480079 1317034716 9781317034711 9786613480071 661348007X
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central