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After the end of history : the curious fate of American materialism
| After the end of history : the curious fate of American materialism |
| Autore | Lane Robert E. <1917-2017.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 pages) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Collana | Evolving Values For A Capitalist World |
| Soggetto topico |
Contentment
Humanistic ethics Interpersonal relations -- United States Materialism - United States Quality of life - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-43781-X
9786612437816 0-472-02417-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword by Neva Goodwin; Acknowledgments; Spanakopita One Prologue; Spanakopita Two What Should We Be Doing?; Spanakopita Three What's Wrong with Materialism?; Spanakopita Four Humanism: The Value of Persons; Spanakopita Five The Humanist-Materialist Axis; Spanakopita Six Diminishing Returns to Happiness; Spanakopita Seven Better People; Spanakopita Eight Getting Rich the Right Way; Spanakopita Nine After the End of History; Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456359903321 |
Lane Robert E. <1917-2017.>
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| Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2009 | ||
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After the end of history : the curious fate of American materialism
| After the end of history : the curious fate of American materialism |
| Autore | Lane Robert E. <1917-2017.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 pages) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Collana | Evolving Values For A Capitalist World |
| Soggetto topico |
Contentment
Humanistic ethics Interpersonal relations -- United States Materialism - United States Quality of life - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-43781-X
9786612437816 0-472-02417-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword by Neva Goodwin; Acknowledgments; Spanakopita One Prologue; Spanakopita Two What Should We Be Doing?; Spanakopita Three What's Wrong with Materialism?; Spanakopita Four Humanism: The Value of Persons; Spanakopita Five The Humanist-Materialist Axis; Spanakopita Six Diminishing Returns to Happiness; Spanakopita Seven Better People; Spanakopita Eight Getting Rich the Right Way; Spanakopita Nine After the End of History; Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780999203321 |
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Lane Robert E. <1917-2017.>
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| Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America at century's end / / edited by Alan Wolfe
| America at century's end / / edited by Alan Wolfe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [1991] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 579 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social change
Social institutions - United States Social problems |
| ISBN | 0-585-32608-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Introduction : change from the bottom up / Alan Wolfe -- Backward toward the postmodern family : reflections on gender, kinship, and class in the Silicon Valley / Judith Stacey -- Coping with commitment : dilemmas and conflicts of family life / Kathleen Gerson -- Minor difficulties : changing children in the late twentieth century / Gary Alan Fine and Jay Mechling -- Ambivalent communities : how Americans understand their localities / Claude S. Fischer -- Mirrors and metaphors : the United States and its trade rivals / Fred Block -- Uncertain seas : cultural turmoil and the domestic economy / Katherine S. Newman -- Labor and management in uncertain times : renegotiating the social contract / Ruth Milkman.
The blue-collar working class : continuity and change / David Halle and Frank Romo -- The enduring dilemma of race in America / Bart Landry -- Passages to America : perspectives on the new immigration / Rubén G. Rumbaut -- The hollow center : U.S. cities in the global era / Sharon Zukin -- National news culture and the rise of the informational citizen / Michael Schudson -- Schools under pressure / Caroline Hodges Persell -- Doctor no longer knows best : changing American attitudes toward medicine and health / Jonathan B. Imber -- Unlikely alliances : the changing contours of American religious faith / James Davison Hunter and John Steadman Rice -- Pluralism and disdain : American culture today / Gaye Tuchman. Complexities of conservatism : how conservatives understand the world / Rebecca Klatch -- The return of Rambo : war and culture in the post-Vietnam era / J. William Gibson -- Criminals' passions and the progressive's dilemma / Jack Katz -- Through the prism of time : temporal structures in postindustrial America / Carmen Sirianni and Andrea Walsh -- Contentless consensus : the political discourse of a segmented society / Richard Madsen -- Out of the frying pan, into ... what? / Alan Wolfe. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910496143803321 |
| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [1991] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American Behavioral History [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction / / edited by Peter N. Stearns
| American Behavioral History [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction / / edited by Peter N. Stearns |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | StearnsPeter N |
| Soggetto topico | Psychology - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4798-8514-2
0-8147-0863-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Peter N. Stearns -- Family and childhood -- The cute child and modern American parenting / Gary Cross -- Abduction stories that changed our lives: from Charley Ross to modern behavior / Paula Fass -- "If they have any orders, I am theirs to command": indulgent middle-class grandparents in American society / Linda W. Rosenzweig -- Emotions and consumer behavior -- There's no place like home: homesickness & homemaking in America / Susan J. Matt -- Horseless horses: car dealing and the survival of retail bargaining / Steven M. Gelber -- Death and mourning -- American death / Peter N. Stearns -- Laid out in "big mama's kitchen": African Americans and the personalized theme funeral / Suzanne Smith -- Perception of the senses -- Making scents make sense: white noses, black smells, and desegregation / Mark M. Smith -- Sexuality -- Tainted love: the transformation of oral-genital behavior in the United States, 1970-2000 / Kevin White. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910479976203321 |
| New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2005] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American Behavioral History [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction / / edited by Peter N. Stearns
| American Behavioral History [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction / / edited by Peter N. Stearns |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | StearnsPeter N |
| Soggetto topico | Psychology - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4798-8514-2
0-8147-0863-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Peter N. Stearns -- Family and childhood -- The cute child and modern American parenting / Gary Cross -- Abduction stories that changed our lives: from Charley Ross to modern behavior / Paula Fass -- "If they have any orders, I am theirs to command": indulgent middle-class grandparents in American society / Linda W. Rosenzweig -- Emotions and consumer behavior -- There's no place like home: homesickness & homemaking in America / Susan J. Matt -- Horseless horses: car dealing and the survival of retail bargaining / Steven M. Gelber -- Death and mourning -- American death / Peter N. Stearns -- Laid out in "big mama's kitchen": African Americans and the personalized theme funeral / Suzanne Smith -- Perception of the senses -- Making scents make sense: white noses, black smells, and desegregation / Mark M. Smith -- Sexuality -- Tainted love: the transformation of oral-genital behavior in the United States, 1970-2000 / Kevin White. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790156703321 |
| New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2005] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The American Paradox : Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty / / David G. Myers
| The American Paradox : Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty / / David G. Myers |
| Autore | Myers David G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (430 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social ethics - United States
Communitarianism - United States |
| ISBN |
1-281-72233-2
9786611722333 0-300-13029-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times -- 2. The Sexual Swing -- 3. The Past and Future of Marriage -- 4. America's Children -- 5. Violence -- 6. Money and Misery -- 7. Individualism and Community -- 8. Media, Minds, and the Public Good -- 9. Educating for a Moral Compass -- 10. Faith and Society -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452346203321 |
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Myers David G.
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] | ||
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The American Paradox : Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty / / David G. Myers
| The American Paradox : Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty / / David G. Myers |
| Autore | Myers David G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (430 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social ethics - United States
Communitarianism - United States |
| ISBN |
1-281-72233-2
9786611722333 0-300-13029-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times -- 2. The Sexual Swing -- 3. The Past and Future of Marriage -- 4. America's Children -- 5. Violence -- 6. Money and Misery -- 7. Individualism and Community -- 8. Media, Minds, and the Public Good -- 9. Educating for a Moral Compass -- 10. Faith and Society -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777828403321 |
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Myers David G.
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| New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2008] | ||
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At home in nature [[electronic resource] ] : modern homesteading and spiritual practice in America / / Rebecca Kneale Gould
| At home in nature [[electronic resource] ] : modern homesteading and spiritual practice in America / / Rebecca Kneale Gould |
| Autore | Gould Rebecca Kneale <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Country life - Religious aspects
Nature - Religious aspects Spirituality - United States Country life - United States Nature and civilization - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-35785-9
0-520-93786-4 9786612357855 1-59875-581-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A HOMESTEADING TIME LINE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 CONVERSION -- 2 GETTING (NOT TOO) CLOSE TO NATURE -- 3 HOMEMADE RITUAL -- INTERLUDE: INTERPRETING AMBIVALENCE -- 4 THE REENCHANTMENT OF THE FARM -- 5 SCOTT NEARING AND THE SOCIAL GOSPEL OF AGRICULTURE -- 6 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES I -- 7 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES II -- APPENDIX: OF HOES AND HUCKLEBERRIES -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450327403321 |
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Gould Rebecca Kneale <1963->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 | ||
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At home in nature [[electronic resource] ] : modern homesteading and spiritual practice in America / / Rebecca Kneale Gould
| At home in nature [[electronic resource] ] : modern homesteading and spiritual practice in America / / Rebecca Kneale Gould |
| Autore | Gould Rebecca Kneale <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Country life - Religious aspects
Nature - Religious aspects Spirituality - United States Country life - United States Nature and civilization - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
20th century america american culture back to the land close to earth environmental ethics faith and spirituality firsthand accounts helen nearing henry david thoreau homesteaders homesteading philosophy interviews john burroughs living in nature living simply modern homesteading nature and religion nonfiction off the grid ralph borsodi reject consumerism scott nearing self sufficient living spiritual path spiritual practices wendell berry |
| ISBN |
1-282-35785-9
0-520-93786-4 9786612357855 1-59875-581-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A HOMESTEADING TIME LINE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 CONVERSION -- 2 GETTING (NOT TOO) CLOSE TO NATURE -- 3 HOMEMADE RITUAL -- INTERLUDE: INTERPRETING AMBIVALENCE -- 4 THE REENCHANTMENT OF THE FARM -- 5 SCOTT NEARING AND THE SOCIAL GOSPEL OF AGRICULTURE -- 6 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES I -- 7 AMBIVALENT LEGACIES II -- APPENDIX: OF HOES AND HUCKLEBERRIES -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783316203321 |
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Gould Rebecca Kneale <1963->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 | ||
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The business of America : how consumers have replaced citizens and how we can reverse the trend / / Saul Landau
| The business of America : how consumers have replaced citizens and how we can reverse the trend / / Saul Landau |
| Autore | Landau Saul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973 |
| Collana | Paths for the twenty-first century |
| Soggetto topico |
Consumption (Economics) - United States
Mass media - United States Air - Pollution - United States Corporations - Corrupt practices - United States Fraud - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-00108-8
1-134-00109-6 1-280-16073-X 0-203-49475-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Bush vision: a bipolar political disorder -- Classify this! National security culture sets the norm -- Sheep don't need whipping: media in the 21st century -- Ahab can beat the whale -- The Iraq connundrum -- Closing remarks. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450951703321 |
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Landau Saul
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
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