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Author Derber, Charles.

Title Sociopathic society : a people's sociology of the United States / Charles Derber.

Publication Info. Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2013]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  306 D444s 2013    ---  Available
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Description xii, 307 pages ; 25 cm
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Contents The anatomy of sociopathic society -- The good man fills his own stomach : all-American crimes and misdemeanors -- Conversational narcissism -- Newtown is just the tip of the iceberg -- Capitalist crises and capitalism against society -- Manufacturing surplus people -- The new robber barons -- Sins of the corporate regime -- Romney's "47 percent" blunder reveals the hidden heart of his agenda (with Yale Magrass) -- Sociopathic globalization -- Kochamamie democracy -- American empire and its moral big stick (with Yale Magrass) -- The Wright problem (with Yale Magrass) -- What does it mean to call McCain a "war hero" candidate? (with Yale Magrass) -- When wars come home (with Yale Magrass) -- How capitalism causes climate change -- Hurricane Sandy, climate change, and the sociopathy of the infrastructure crisis -- Fascism lite -- History's magic mirror (with Yale Magrass) -- Women's values and a new America -- Capitalism : big surprises in recent polls -- The new America is not about identity politics -- The democracy deficit is the real deficit (with Paul Shannon) -- The UN, the barbershop, and global democracy -- Alternatives to sociopathic capitalism -- Will the world be ruled by money or human rights? -- What you can do now -- From bowling alone to Bowling Green.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Avarice -- United States.
Acquisitiveness -- United States.
Violence -- United States.
Capitalism -- United States.
Values -- United States.
United States -- Social conditions.
Acquisitiveness. (OCoLC)fst00796033
Avarice. (OCoLC)fst00824296
Capitalism. (OCoLC)fst00846425
Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
Values. (OCoLC)fst01163906
Violence. (OCoLC)fst01167224
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9781612054377 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1612054374 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781612054384 (paperback)
1612054382 (paperback)
Standard No. 40022775449

 
    
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