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UNINA9910793633303321 |
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Autore |
Hulme Alison |
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Titolo |
A brief history of thrift / Alison Hulme |
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019 |
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©2019 |
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ISBN |
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1-5261-2885-3 |
1-5261-4672-X |
1-5261-2884-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 140 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Manchester scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social history |
Consumption (Economics) |
Thriftiness |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2019. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-137) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Towards a theory of thrift -- Religious thrift : Puritans, Quakers and Methodists -- Individualist thrift : Benjamin 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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book surveys 'thrift' through its moral, religious, ethical, political, spiritual and philosophical expressions, focussing in on key moments such as the early Puritans and Post-war rationing, and key characters such as Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Smiles and Henry Thoreau. The relationships between thrift and frugality, mindfulness, sustainability, and alternative consumption practices are explained, and connections made between myriad conceptions of thrift and contemporary concerns for how consumer cultures impact scarce resources, wealth distribution, and the Anthropocene. Ultimately, the book returns the reader to an understanding of thrift as it was originally used - to 'thrive' - and attempts to re-cast thrift in more collective, economically |
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egalitarian terms, reclaiming it as a genuinely resistant practice. |
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UNICAMPANIAVAN0211400 |
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Titolo |
Low Frequency Radio Astronomy and the LOFAR Observatory : Lectures from the Third LOFAR Data Processing School / George Heald, John McKean, Roberto Pizzo editors |
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Titolo uniforme |
Low Frequency Radio Astronomy and the LOFAR Observatory |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxiv, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
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01-XX - History and biography [MSC 2020] |
85-XX - Astronomy and Astrophysics [MSC 2020] |
85A40 - Cosmology [MSC 2020] |
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UNINA9910893280203321 |
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Titolo |
A catalogue of exquisite & rare works of art, including 17th & 18th century costume textiles, needlework |
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New York, NY : , : Cora Ginsburg, Inc. |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GinsburgCora |
DeGregorioWilliam A. <1946-> |
HalleTiti |
MajerMichele |
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Disciplina |
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Textile fabrics |
Needlework |
Costume |
Catalogs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Periodico |
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Note generali |
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Some issues have at head of title: Cora Ginsburg LLC, Titi Halle, owner. |
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