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The Twilight of American Culture

by Morris Berman

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ISBN13: 9780393048797
ISBN10: 0393048799
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Berman, an innovative cultural historian and social critic, offers an engaging account of our cultural decline. He reminds us of the persistence of the gap between rich and poor, the decline of functional literacy, and the antipathy our culture has toward anything intellectual. He explains how Enlightenment success devolved from free rational inquiry to commercialism to consumer emptiness, and argues for the refusal to base our lives on profit. The author has held visiting professorships in the US and Europe.
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In one of the most caustic portraits of American society to date, Berman argues that this country has now seen the passage of its most triumphant years and is rapidly approaching a period of increased social chaos.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index.

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ISBN:
9780393048797
Author:
Berman, Morris
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Location:
New York :
Subject:
History & Theory
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
U.S. Government
Subject:
Sociology - Social Theory
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Corporations
Subject:
Inspiration
Subject:
Education, humanistic
Subject:
Monastic and religious life
Subject:
Mass society
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
80-2000
Publication Date:
c2000
Binding:
Trade Cloth
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 205 p.
Dimensions:
8.50x5.99x.86 in. .91 lbs.

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