The anxieties of affluence : critiques of American consumer culture, 1939-1979 /

The anxieties of affluence : critiques of American consumer culture, 1939-1979 / Daniel Horowitz.

"This book charts the reactions of prominent American writers to the unprecedented prosperity of the decades following World War II. It begins with an examination of Lewis Mumford's wartime call for "democratic" consumption and concludes with an analysis of the origins of Preside...

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Main Author: Horowitz, Daniel, 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Consumption (Economics) > United States > Psychological aspects.
Consumption (Economics) > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Intellectuals > United States > Attitudes.
Acquisitiveness > Moral and ethical aspects.
Affluent consumers > United States > Psychology.
Consumption (Economics) > United States > Public opinion.
Wealth > United States > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.

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Call Number: HC110.C6 H577 2004
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