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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
by Juliet B. Schor
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780060977580 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental "wish lists" of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art.
Review:
"Thick with survey data, less taxing than a saunter through Saks, Schor's study is a scornful indictment of consumerism — which, she argues, has created a nation of debtors but failed to fill a gaping cultural maw. This is the stuff from which revolutions are made." Entertainment Weekly
Review:
"[A] masterful take on the human folly of overspending." Los Angeles Times Book Review
Review:
"Engaging...[Schor's] case studies of families who have rejected consumerism and simplified their lifestyles are vivid and will resonate with many readers." Fortune
Review:
"Schor writes in a lively manner and offers fascinating information about consumer spending patterns. She has written an engaging book that will cause readers to look afresh not only at their society but also at themselves." Philadelphia Inquirer
About the Author
Juliet B. Schor, bestselling author of The Overworked American and senior lecturer and Director of Studies, Women's Studies, at Harvard University, writes and lectures widely on issues of work and consumption. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780060977580
- Subtitle:
- Why We Want What We Don't Need
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- United states
- Subject:
- Personal Finance - General
- Subject:
- Budget
- Subject:
- Anthropology - Cultural
- Subject:
- Finance, personal
- Subject:
- Consumer behavior
- Subject:
- Debt
- Subject:
- Values
- Subject:
- Credit
- Subject:
- Saving and investment
- Subject:
- Lifestyles.
- Subject:
- Values -- United States.
- Subject:
- Consumption
- Subject:
- Consumer Behavior - General
- Subject:
- Sociology - General
- Edition Description:
- 1st HarperPerennial ed.
- Series Volume:
- 102-644
- Publication Date:
- May 1999
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 7.97x5.31x.65 in. .50 lbs.
