Working class credit and community since 1918 / Avram Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Avram, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Loans, Personal--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Loans, Personal.

Consumer credit--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Consumer credit.

Working class--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Working class.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.

Summary:

This book explores the forms of credit which have historically been associated with the British working class. Taylor seeks to assess the effect of credit on working class communities, and relates this to the debate about community. This work is the first comprehensive examination of the history of these forms of credit to make comparisons between the periods before and after 1945. Based on extensive archival research and oral history interviews, this book combines lively individual accounts with theoretical arguments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-212) and index.

ISBN:

033396232X

OCLC:

49959312