Borrow: The American Way of Debt - Paperback
by Louis Hyman
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780307741684ISBN-10:307741680UPC:9780307741684Book Category:Business & Economics, HistoryBook Subcategory:Economic History, United StatesBook Topic:20th Century, 21st CenturySize:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCKSMHK5A4
Borrow: The American Way of Debt
In this lively history of consumer debt in America, economic historian Louis Hyman demonstrates that today's problems are not as new as we think. Borrow examines how the rise of consumer borrowing--virtually unknown before the twentieth century--has altered our culture and economy. Starting in the years before the Great Depression, increased access to money raised living standards but also...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780307741684ISBN-10:307741680UPC:9780307741684Book Category:Business & Economics, HistoryBook Subcategory:Economic History, United StatesBook Topic:20th Century, 21st CenturySize:8.00 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCKSMHK5A4
Louis Hyman attended Columbia University, where he received a BA in history and mathematics. A former Fulbright scholar and a consultant at McKinsey & Co., he received his PhD in American history in 2007 from Harvard University. He is currently an assistant professor in Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, where he teaches history.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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