Money and Class in America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Money and Class in America write by Lewis H. Lapham. This book was released on 1989. Money and Class in America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Money and Class in America
Money and Class in America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Money and Class in America write by Lewis H. Lapham. This book was released on 1988. Money and Class in America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The idea that money can buy the future, virtue, happiness and fulfillment is now so embedded in the American consciousness that it has transformed all classes of society. In a spirited and wholly original work, Lapham analyzes the effects of the money dream on American class structures, culture, celebrity, crime and politics.
Old Money
Old Money - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old Money write by Nelson Aldrich. This book was released on 1997-06-01. Old Money available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This insider's look at inherited wealth in the United States explores the complex meanings of money and success in American sociey with a new introduction that examinies whether America's privileged class will be willing or able to play a leadership role in the twenty-first century. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
Class
Class - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Class write by Paul Fussell. This book was released on 1992. Class available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.
The 9.9 Percent
The 9.9 Percent - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The 9.9 Percent write by Matthew Stewart. This book was released on 2021-10-12. The 9.9 Percent available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A “brilliant” (The Washington Post), “clear-eyed and incisive” (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyone—including themselves. In 21st-century America, the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution have walked away with the big prizes even while the bottom 90% have lost ground. What’s left of the American Dream has taken refuge in the 9.9% that lies just below the tip of extreme wealth. Collectively, the members of this group control more than half of the wealth in the country—and they are doing whatever it takes to hang on to their piece of the action in an increasingly unjust system. They log insane hours at the office and then turn their leisure time into an excuse for more career-building, even as they rely on an underpaid servant class to power their economic success and satisfy their personal needs. They have segregated themselves into zip codes designed to exclude as many people as possible. They have made fitness a national obsession even as swaths of the population lose healthcare and grow sicker. They have created an unprecedented demand for admission to elite schools and helped to fuel the dramatic cost of higher education. They channel their political energy into symbolic conflicts over identity in order to avoid acknowledging the economic roots of their privilege. And they have created an ethos of “merit” to justify their advantages. They are all around us. In fact, they are us—or what we are supposed to want to be. In this “captivating account” (Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone), Matthew Stewart argues that a new aristocracy is emerging in American society and it is repeating the mistakes of history. It is entrenching inequality, warping our culture, eroding democracy, and transforming an abundant economy into a source of misery. He calls for a regrounding of American culture and politics on a foundation closer to the original promise of America.
