| The Overspent American Contributor(s): Schor, Juliet B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060977582 ISBN-13: 9780060977580 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: "Thick with survey data, less taxing than a saunter through Saks, Schor's study is a scornful indictment of consumerism--which, she argues, has created a nation of debtors but failed to fill a gaping cultural maw. . . . This is the stuff from which revolutions are made ("Entertainment Weekly.)" Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Consumer Behavior - General - Business & Economics | Personal Finance - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 339.470 |
| LCCN: 98052011 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.31" W x 7.97" (0.5 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental wish lists of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schor, Juliet B.: - Juliet B. Schor, bestselling author of The Overworked American and senior lecturer and Director of Studies, Women's Studies, at Harvard University, writes and lectures widely on issues of work and consumption. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children. |