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Voluntary Simplicity
. Ed(S): Doherty, Daniel; Etzioni, Amitai
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Description for Voluntary Simplicity
Paperback. 'Voluntary Simplicity' is a response to the consumer culture and an alternative to it, combining the freedom of modernity with certain comforts and virtues from the past. This volume brings together a number of thinkers who examine the what, why and how of voluntary simplicity. Editor(s): Doherty, Daniel; Etzioni, Amitai. Series: Rights & Responsibilities. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: V; W. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
A simpler life. In a shadow cast by the jarring beginning of the new millennium, simplicity has an undeniable appeal. Global conflicts, domestic security concerns, and a stalling economy can make keeping up with the Joneses feel like, at best, a misguided luxury. Now is not a time for excess; it is a time, it would seem, to focus on 'what really matters.' Thus the appeal of voluntary simplicity, a notion that combines the freedom of modernity with certain comforts and virtues of the past. The authors in this volume speak to the what, why, and how of voluntary ... Read more
A simpler life. In a shadow cast by the jarring beginning of the new millennium, simplicity has an undeniable appeal. Global conflicts, domestic security concerns, and a stalling economy can make keeping up with the Joneses feel like, at best, a misguided luxury. Now is not a time for excess; it is a time, it would seem, to focus on 'what really matters.' Thus the appeal of voluntary simplicity, a notion that combines the freedom of modernity with certain comforts and virtues of the past. The authors in this volume speak to the what, why, and how of voluntary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Rights & Responsibilities
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742520677
SKU
V9780742520677
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About . Ed(S): Doherty, Daniel; Etzioni, Amitai
Daniel Doherty is completing his Ph.D. at Yale University. Amitai Etzioni is university professor and the director of the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at The George Washington University.
Reviews for Voluntary Simplicity
Offers valuable contributions from scholars such as Duane Elgin, Juliet Schor, David Shi, Richard Gregg, and Amitai Etzioni. Contributes significantly to an understanding of this movement, and of cultural analysis and social change. Recommended.
CHOICE
A reader bringing together many of the best writings on human wants and needs, the good life, and simplicity through history.
Future ... Read more
CHOICE
A reader bringing together many of the best writings on human wants and needs, the good life, and simplicity through history.
Future ... Read more