THE CULTURE OF CONSUMPTION
Author: Richard Fox
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ISBN: 0394716116
Publisher: Pantheon Books (12 September, 1983)
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Lears: One of the Most Important Historians of Our Time
Jackson's essay in this book, "From Salvation to Self-Realization," gives us an honest look at the remapping of economic morality in secular rather than religious terms. What could be more important to a consumer society like our own than when we stopped holding back and "gave in," as it were, to our desires? As Lears explains, "....... consumer culture of the late nineteenth century,.... encouraged to express themselves not through accomplishments but through the ownership of things." I find this profound I also understand that Professor Lears is now concentrating his energies on the cultural signfifance and attitudes regarding gambling. Has anyone else notice that Nevada is the fast-growing state in the U.S. and that the taboo associated with gambling has been removed? When are we going to be brave enough as a society to listen to Professor Lears?
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