The Anxieties of Affluence: Critiques of American Consumer

The Anxieties of Affluence: Critiques of American Consumer Culture, 1939-1979

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 President Jimmy Carter's "malaise" speech of 1979. Between these bookends, Daniel Horowitz documents a broad range of competing views, each in its own way reflective of a deep-seated ambivalence toward consumer culture.

Country	USA
Author	Daniel Horowitz
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: University of Massachusetts Press
EAN	9781558495043
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1558495045
Label	University of Massachusetts Press
Manufacturer	University of Massachusetts Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2005-09-27
Publisher	University of Massachusetts Press
Studio	University of Massachusetts Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Anxieties of Affluence: Critiques of American Consumer Culture, 1939-1979