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Hyman, Louis, 1977-
Subjects
Consumer credit -- History.
Debt -- History.
Loans, Personal -- History.
United States -- Economic conditions.
United States -- Economic policy.
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Hyman, Louis, 1977-
Consumer credit -- History.
Debt -- History.
Loans, Personal -- History.
United States -- Economic conditions.
United States -- Economic policy.
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Borrow : the American way of debt / Louis Hyman.
by
Hyman, Louis, 1977-
Vintage Books, c2012.
Call #:
332.743 H996b
Subjects
Consumer
credit
--
History
.
Debt
--
History
.
Loans, Personal
--
History
.
United States
--
Economic conditions.
United States
--
Economic policy.
ISBN:
9780307741684 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
0307741680 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
Description:
x, 292 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"How personal
credit
created the American Middle Class and almost bankrupted the nation"--Front cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: everything old is new again
--
When personal debt was really business debt (2000 BC-1920 AD)
--
Everybody paid cash for the Model T (1908-1929)
--
Fannie Mae can save America (1924-1939)
--
How I learned to stop worrying and love the debt (1945-1960)
--
Discounted goods and distributed
credit
(1959-1970)
--
Bringing good things to life (1970-1985)
--
If only the gnomes had known (1968-1986)
--
The house of
credit
cards (1986-2008)
--
Conclusion: turning the magic of borrowing into the reality of prosperity.
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Adult Nonfiction
332.743 H996b
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