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Misers: British Responses to Extreme Saving, 1700-1860 (Political Economies of Capitalism, 1600-1850) - Softcover

Alborn, Timothy

 
9780367524647: Misers: British Responses to Extreme Saving, 1700-1860 (Political Economies of Capitalism, 1600-1850)

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This volume uses the extreme case of misers to examine interlocking categories that undergirded the emergence of modern British society, including new perspectives on charity, morality, and marriage; new representations of passion and sympathy; and new modes of saving, spending, and investment.

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Timothy Alborn is Professor of History at Lehman College and the City University of New York. He is the author of All That Glittered: Britain's Most Precious Metal from Adam Smith to the Gold Rush (2019) and, previously, books on life insurance (2009) and corporate governance (1998).

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