For Shame : The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture
por Twitchell, James B
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312155433
- ISBN 13
- 9780312155438
- Livreiro
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York: Saint Martin's Press, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A thoughtful, insightful survey of the decline of 'shame' in American culture and society, the mores of the past having been replaced wtih pop culture, narcissism, and self-indulgence, and the consequences of it all in corroding new generations and producing destructive attitutdes towards ourselves and society. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 244pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- JB Books (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 00007312
- Título
- For Shame : The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture
- Autor
- Twitchell, James B
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Fine
- Edição
- First Edition (stated).
- ISBN 10
- 0312155433
- ISBN 13
- 9780312155438
- Editorial
- Saint Martin's Press
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1997
- Palavras-chave
- US HISTORY, SOCIETY, POP CULTURE, SHAME, MORALITY, MORALS, MORES, PSYCHOLOGY, EMOTIONS, EMOTING, SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Catálogos de livreiros
- General; Us History;
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