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An edition of Elsewhere, U.S.A. (2009)

Elsewhere, U.S.A.

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Examining the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the past three decades, the author of The Pecking Order offers a thoughtful study of the new social realities of life, explaining how the social, economic, and technological transformation has reshaped individual lives.

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Pantheon Books
Language
English
Pages
221

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Table of Contents

Preface: A tale of three generations
Introduction: Life among the elsewhere class
From the Protestant ethic to the elsewhere ethic
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile : from General Motors to Google
One plus a hundred zeros : welcome to your (n)office
Convestment : the way we earn and spend
Shoot the moon : public life in an age of private markets
From elsewhere to nowhere : crime and punishment
Polymorphous perversity : family life in the elsewhere society
The birth of the intravidual
Conclusion: Learning to love the BlackBerry.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.0973/09045
Library of Congress
HM831 .C654 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 221 p. ;
Number of pages
221

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24873509M
Internet Archive
elsewhereusa00conl
ISBN 10
0375422900
ISBN 13
9780375422904
LCCN
2007050081
OCLC/WorldCat
184982449

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