Debt for Sale : : A Social History of the Credit Trap / / Brett Williams.
Credit and debt appear to be natural, permanent facets of Americans' lives, but a debt-based economy and debt-financed lifestyles are actually recent inventions. In 1951 Diners Club issued a plastic card that enabled patrons to pay for their meals at select New York City restaurants at the end...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1 Don't Charge This Book!
- 2 Calling All Convenience Users
- 3 Rustling Up Revolvers
- 4 Seducing Students
- 5 Pummeling the Poor
- 6 Search for Solutions
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments