A brief history of thrift

Towards A Theory Of Thrift -- Religious Thrift: Puritans, Quakers And Methodists -- Individualist Thrift: Bejamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles And Victorian Moralism -- Spiritual Thrift: Simplicity, Sensuality And Politics In Henry Thoreau -- Nationalist Thrift: Making Do, Rationing And Nostalgic Austerity -- Consumer Thrift: Keynes, Consumer Rights And The New Thrifty Consumers -- Ecological Thrift: Frugality, De-growth And Voluntary Simplicity -- Conclusion: Thoreau In The City. Alison Hulme. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web. Text In English.