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Author Roberts, Paul, 1961 August 2- author.

Title The impulse society : America in the age of instant gratification / Paul Roberts.

Publication Info. New York, New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
©2014

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Edition First U.S. edition.
Description x, 308 pages ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Part 1: I Society: -- More better -- No confidence -- Power corrupts -- Something for nothing -- Part 2: Cracks In The Mirror: -- Home alone -- Hard labor -- In sickness and in wealth -- Forever war -- Part 3: We Society: -- Making space -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
Summary Drawing on the fields of economics, psychology, history and political philosophy, Roberts shows how we have become so obsessed with "maximizing returns" that we embrace virtually any means--any technology, personal tactic, or corporate strategy--that can deliver, regardless of consequences. Roberts lays out the history and geography of this new social order and charts a clear pathway toward a different and brighter future.
Subject United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Civilization -- 21st century.
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
Social history. (OCoLC)fst01122498
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 2000 - 2099
Added Title America in the age of instant gratification
ISBN 1608198146 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781608198146 (hbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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