Credit and Debt in Eighteenth-Century England: An Economic History of Debtors’ Prisons
Author:   Alexander Wakelam (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   254
Publication Date:   03 July 2020
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Credit and Debt in Eighteenth-Century England: An Economic History of Debtors’ Prisons


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Author:   Alexander Wakelam (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780367137113


ISBN 10:   0367137119
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   03 July 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Indebtedness and Insolvency in Eighteenth-Century England Chapter Two: Enlightened Capitalism: Use and Structure of Debtors’ Prisons Chapter Three: Coercive Contract Enforcement: Debtors' Prisons as Economic Institutions Chapter Four: The Debtor Economy: Obtaining Release from Debtors’ Prisons Chapter Five: The Insolvency Acts: When Debtors’ Prisons Failed Chapter Six: Private Enterprise: Operating a Debtors’ Prison Chapter Seven: Reform and the Unmaking of Debtors’ Prisons Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Alexander Wakelam is an Affiliated Researcher of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure. His research focusses on the economic and social history of Britain in the long eighteenth century and examines practices of exchange, work, and the experiences of economically active women.

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