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Republic of Debtors
Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence
by Bruce H. Mann
ISBN: 0674009029
ISBN-13: 9780674009028
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Mann's treatise on the history of debt in the colonial United States covers the moral attitudes towards debt in early America-it was seen as sinful-and how society dealt with the problem. He also discusses the changes brought about by the growing commercial economy and the fight for independence, at a time when debtor's prison was seen as the only solution.
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"[A] carefully and cogently written book." -- Gordon S. Wood
-- New York Review of Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Published date: 2003
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.45 pounds
Pages: 344
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Harvard University Press. Trade Cloth. very good. Semester Rental. Writing with clarity, grace and wit, Bruce Mann tells a compelling tale that opens up fresh dimensions of the politics, imagination and nightmares of the founding generation. I emerged with a far better grasp of the complexities of paper money and credit than I ever hoped to have. As we struggle to handle our own credit cards, it is useful to reflect on the deeply ironic relationship among personal independence, personal identity, and personal indebtedness that has long characterized American life. ( more information) Offered by Chegg.com (United States)
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