| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages) |
| Contents |
In hock -- The "Jew broker" in American culture -- In defense of pawnbrokers -- The economies of everyday life -- Pawnbroking and criminal activity -- Loan societies and the legitimation of pawnbroking -- Unredeemed |
| Summary |
Puncturing the myth of the seamy storefront stocked with stolen watches and overseen by a shifty proprietor, In Hock reveals that pawnshops have long played an integral role in Americans' economic lives. The definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this volume demonstrates that the practice was inextricably intertwined with the rise of capitalism. The class of working poor begotten by this economic tide could make ends meet, Wendy Woloson argues, only by regularly visiting pawnshops to supplement their inadequate wages. Non |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-222) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Pawnbroking -- United States -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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Pawnbroking
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226905693 |
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0226905691 |
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1282505823 |
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9781282505827 |
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9786612505829 |
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6612505826 |
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