Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism

by Peter Berton

2020-07-24 00:01:43

Named one of Newsweek's "100 Cultural Elite" and praised by George F. Will for his "robust contempt" for the intelligentsia's take on consumption, James Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes ... Read more
Named one of Newsweek's "100 Cultural Elite" and praised by George F. Will for his "robust contempt" for the intelligentsia's take on consumption, James Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture materialism and consumerism. Twitchell counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with a witty and unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the simple observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads'). Less

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Publication date January 16, 2016
ISBN2e99279b-84dc-481a-8cb2-c65d36328653

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