Cultural History of Money and Credit

In this collection, nine scholars present original research on the historical development of money and credit during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and explore the social and cultural significance of financial phenomena from a global perspective. Chapters emphasize themes of creditworthiness and access to credit, the role of the state in the loan market, modernization, colonialism, and global connections between markets.

Chia Yin Hsu is associate professor of history at Portland State University.
Thomas M. Luckett is associate professor of history and former Chair of the Department of History at Portland State University.
Erika Vause is assistant professor of history at Florida Southern College.