In hock
Subtitle: pawning in America from independence through the Great Depression
By: Wendy A. Woloson.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226905679
Subjects: Pawnbroking -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In hock; title: The "Jew broker" in American culture; title: In defense of pawnbrokers; title: The economies of everyday life; title: Pawnbroking and criminal activity; title: Loan societies and the legitimation of pawnbroking; title: Unredeemed.