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Born losers : a history of failure in America /
This is a pioneering work of American cultural history, which connects everyday attitudes and anxieties about failure to lofty ideals of individualism and salesmanship of self. Sandage's storytelling will resonate with all of us as it brings to life forgotten men and women who wrestled with The...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London :
Harvard University Press,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is a pioneering work of American cultural history, which connects everyday attitudes and anxieties about failure to lofty ideals of individualism and salesmanship of self. Sandage's storytelling will resonate with all of us as it brings to life forgotten men and women who wrestled with The Loser--the label and the experience--in the days when American capitalism was building a nation of winners. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: 2005. First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 2006 |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 362 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-341) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674043053 0674043057 |