Pursuing happiness: american consumers in the twentieth century
Auteur :
Lebergott, Stanley
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691607580
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
28 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Whether watching baseball or undergoing heart surgery, Americans have bought a variety of goods and services to achieve happiness. Here is a provocative look at what they have chosen to purchase. Stanley Lebergott maintains that the average consumer has behaved more reasonably than many distinguished critics of "materialism" have suggested. He sees