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Eighteenth-century Britain saw significant numbers of the middle classes imprisoned for debt, with many motivated by a fear of financial failure rather than a desire for upward social mobility. This study examines the role that debt insecurity played within society, and the fragility of the credit relations that underpinned it.
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The Poverty of Disaster, Tawny Paul
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- Released
- 2021
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tawny Paul
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1108739253
- ISBN13
- 9781108739252
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, Textbooks, Business, Business & Management, University Textbooks
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- 4 out of 5
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- Eighteenth-century Britain saw significant numbers of the middle classes imprisoned for debt, with many motivated by a fear of financial failure rather than a desire for upward social mobility. This study examines the role that debt insecurity played within society, and the fragility of the credit relations that underpinned it.