PART ONE: GETTING TRUSTED: DEBT AND CREDIT BEFORE CONSUMER CREDIT

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Introduction. CREDIT, CONSUMER CULTURE, AND THE AMERICAN DREAM 1
5. PART ONE: GETTING TRUSTED: DEBT AND CREDIT BEFORE CONSUMER CREDIT 35
6. PART TWO: GETTING THE GOODS: THE MAKING OF A CREDIT REVOLUTION 109
7. PART THREE: GETTING CREDIT: THE LEGITIMIZATION OF CONSUMER DEBT 209
8. Epilogue 291
9. Notes 305
10. Index 365