In Hock: Pawning in America from Independence through the Great Depression - Wendy A. Woloson - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226905679 - April 30, 2010
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In Hock: Pawning in America from Independence through the Great Depression


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Reveals that pawnshops have long played an integral role in Americans' economic lives. Presenting the history of pawn-broking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the practice was inextricably intertwined with the rise of capitalism.


256 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 30, 2010
ISBN13 9780226905679
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 248
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   482 g

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