About this title: Since the 1940s Americans and Britons have come to enjoy an era of rising material abundance. Yet this has been accompanied by a range of social and personal disorders, including family breakdown, addiction, mental instability, crime, obesity, inequality, economic insecurity, and declining trust. Avner Offer argues that well-being has lagged behind affluence in these societies, because they present an environment in which consistent choices are difficult to achieve over different time ranges and in which the capacity for personal and social commitment is undermined by the flow of novelty. His ...
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780199216628ISBN:0199216622
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780199216628ISBN:0199216622
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780199216628ISBN:0199216622
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 234x156 mm. (472) a detailed, reasoned, and persuasive critique of modern consumer society in britain and the united states since the second world war, which powerfully questions the assumption that freedom of choice necessarily maximizes individual and social well-being. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780198208532ISBN:0198208537
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780198208532ISBN:0198208537
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 234x156 mm. (480) since the 1940s americans and britons have experienced rising material abundance, but also a range of social and personal disorders, including family breakdown, addiction, crime, obesity, inequality, and economic insecurity. avner offer argues that well-being in these societies has lagged behind affluence, because they present an environment in which consistent choice is difficult to achieve over time and in which the capacity for personal and social ... read more
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780199216628ISBN:0199216622
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780198208532ISBN:0198208537
Description: Fine/Fine. ISBN: 0198208537 Hardback (8vo) in navy blue cloth; 454 pages. Clean, tight, unmarked; appears unread; with dust jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780199216628ISBN:0199216622
Description: New. A detailed, reasoned, and persuasive critique of modern consumer society in Britain and the United States since the Second World War, which powerfully questions the assumption that freedom of choice necessarily maximizes individual and social well-being. read more
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