Download or read book Working Class Credit and Community since 1918 written by A. Taylor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the forms of credit which have historically been associated with the British working class. Taylor seeks to assess the effect of credit on working class communities, and relates this to the debate about community. This work is the first comprehensive examination of the history of these forms of credit to make comparisons between the periods before and after 1945. Based on extensive archival research and oral history interviews, this book combines lively individual accounts with theoretical arguments.