The cultural contradictions of capitalism

By:

Bell, Daniel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Basic Books 1996Description: xxxiv, 363 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780465014996

Subject(s):

Technology and civilization

DDC classification:

973.92BEL

Summary: With a new afterword by the author, this classic analysis of Western liberal capitalist society contends that capitalism?and the culture it creates?harbors the seeds of its own downfall by creating a need among successful people for personal gratification?a need that corrodes the work ethic that led to their success in the first place. With the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a new world order, this provocative manifesto is more relevant than ever.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

With a new afterword by the author, this classic analysis of Western liberal capitalist society contends that capitalism?and the culture it creates?harbors the seeds of its own downfall by creating a need among successful people for personal gratification?a need that corrodes the work ethic that led to their success in the first place. With the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a new world order, this provocative manifesto is more relevant than ever.

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