Taking back our lives in the age of corporate dominance /

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Never before have so many people felt the American Dream crashing down around them. The corporate framework--which values competition and the bottom line above all else--keeps many of us running after an elusive goal and impinges on our personal lives. Advertising-driven culture causes material desi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Schwartz, Ellen, 1950- (Autor), Stoddard, Suzanne, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler, 2000.
Temas:
1980-2020
Technology > Social aspects.
Société postindustrielle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Economic history.
Social conditions
United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020.
United States > Economic conditions > 1981-2001.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1980-
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > 1981-
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > 1981-2001.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Never before have so many people felt the American Dream crashing down around them. The corporate framework--which values competition and the bottom line above all else--keeps many of us running after an elusive goal and impinges on our personal lives. Advertising-driven culture causes material desires to grow with no corresponding increase in personal time or energy to pursue them. These artificially amped-up needs cause a pressure-cooker lifestyle that threatens health and happiness.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 224 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192) and index.
ISBN:0585299234
9780585299235
9781609941611
1609941616
9781609946043
1609946049

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