Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
As the United States nears the twenty-first century, many of its citizens are troubled by the sense that something is wrong. Even though it is argued that our national situation is good, there persists the widespread feeling that somehow we are on the wrong social and historical track. It is the contention of this book that much of this dis-ease stems from our construction of a phony culture, a culture dominated by the value of the confidence man and woman.
Table of Contents
The triumph of phony culture -- Phony language -- Phony people -- Phony places and things -- Phony events -- Phony deals -- Phony politics -- The consequences of phony culture.