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The Morality of Spending. Attitudes Toward the Consumer Society in America 1875-1940.
Daniel Horowitz
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Description for The Morality of Spending. Attitudes Toward the Consumer Society in America 1875-1940.
Paperback. A brilliant history of American misgivings about the consequences of their comfort, affluence, and luxury. "An illuminating study, intelligent and perceptive..full of interesting insights."-Reviews in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCB; KCCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 349.
"For centuries," Daniel Horowitz writes, "Americans have worried about the consequences of comfort, affluence, and luxury. They have often greeted a rising standard of living with a mixture of pleasure and disquiet. Anxious about the impact of ease on the commitment to hard work, savings, and self-control, and ambivalent about the implications of increased wealth, many in the United States have expressed concern about new levels and kinds of consumption. This book traces the development of such misgivings." "Clear, judicious, thorough and unfailingly interesting; a solid work on a most significant topic."—Technology and Culture. "An illuminating study...intelligent and perceptive...full of ... Read more
"For centuries," Daniel Horowitz writes, "Americans have worried about the consequences of comfort, affluence, and luxury. They have often greeted a rising standard of living with a mixture of pleasure and disquiet. Anxious about the impact of ease on the commitment to hard work, savings, and self-control, and ambivalent about the implications of increased wealth, many in the United States have expressed concern about new levels and kinds of consumption. This book traces the development of such misgivings." "Clear, judicious, thorough and unfailingly interesting; a solid work on a most significant topic."—Technology and Culture. "An illuminating study...intelligent and perceptive...full of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9780929587776
SKU
V9780929587776
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About Daniel Horowitz
Daniel Horowitz, who did his undergraduate work at Yale and received a Ph.D. from Harvard, is now professor of American studies and history at Smith College. He is at work on a book about Vance Packard.
Reviews for The Morality of Spending. Attitudes Toward the Consumer Society in America 1875-1940.
An imaginative and carefully researched study...The Morality of Spending accomplishes what it sets out to do: not a sociology of money but a history of ideas about money.
Journal of Social History
Daniel Horowitz has made creative use of diverse sources in order to integrate several fascinating strands of American cultural history.
American Historical Review
Clear, ... Read more
Journal of Social History
Daniel Horowitz has made creative use of diverse sources in order to integrate several fascinating strands of American cultural history.
American Historical Review
Clear, ... Read more