Pressestimmen
An imaginative and carefully researched study...
The Morality of Spending accomplishes what it sets out to do: not a sociology of money but a history of ideas about money. (
Journal Of Social History )
Daniel Horowitz has made creative use of diverse sources in order to integrate several fascinating strands of American cultural history. (
American Historical Review )
Clear, judicious, thorough and unfailingly interesting; a solid work on a most significant topic. (
Technology and Culture )
An illuminating study...intelligent and perspective...full of interesting insights. (
Reviews In American History )
Kurzbeschreibung
A brilliant history of American misgivings about the consequences of their comfort, affluence, and luxury. An illuminating study, intelligent and perceptive...full of interesting insights.O-Reviews in American History.