Thrift
Subtitle: a cyclopedia : being an early attempt to assemble the best of what is known from history and literature about one of our most provocative words for those who are not ashamed to think anew about happiness, extravagance, and thriving
By: David Blankenhorn.
Publisher: Templeton Foundation Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: West Conshohocken, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781599471426
Subjects: Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects -- United States; Saving and investment -- United States -- United States; Social values -- United States -- History; Conduct of life -- United States -- History; Social values -- United States -- Quotations, maxims, etc
Genres: Quotations, maxims, etc.
Description: In today's consumer-driven society, extolling the virtues of thrift might seem like a quaint relic of a bygone era. Americans have embraced the ideas of easy credit, instant gratification, and spending as a tool to combat everything from recessions to the effects of natural disasters and terrorist attacks. In David Blankenhorn's new compendium, Thrift: A Cyclopedia, he reminds readers of a time when thrift was one of America's most cherished cultural values.
Notes: "A Companion to the traveling exhibition, Thrift: In Search of the Art of Living Well and the Report to the Nation, For a New Thrift: Confronting the Debt Culture."

Developed after a conference of scholars the author convened In October of 2005, at the request of the John Templeton Foundation, to discuss the history of thrift as an American value and practice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.