People of Plenty (e-bog) af David M. Potter, Potter

People of Plenty e-bog

367,54 DKK (inkl. moms 459,42 DKK)
America has long been famous as a land of plenty, but we seldom realize how much the American people are a people of plenty-a people whose distinctive character has been shaped by economic abundance. In this important book, David M. Potter breaks new ground both in the study of this phenomenon and in his approach to the question of national character. He brings a fresh historical perspective to...
E-bog 367,54 DKK
Forfattere David M. Potter, Potter (forfatter)
Udgivet 15 februar 2009
Længde 248 sider
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780226676319
America has long been famous as a land of plenty, but we seldom realize how much the American people are a people of plenty-a people whose distinctive character has been shaped by economic abundance. In this important book, David M. Potter breaks new ground both in the study of this phenomenon and in his approach to the question of national character. He brings a fresh historical perspective to bear on the vital work done in this field by anthropologists, social psychologists, and psychoanalysts."e;The rejection of hindsight, with the insistence on trying to see events from the point of view of the participants, was a governing theme with Potter. . . . This sounds like a truism. Watching him apply it however, is a revelation."e;-Walter Clemons, Newsweek"e;The best short book on national character I have seen . . . broadly based, closely reasoned, and lucidly written."e;-Karl W. Deutsch, Yale Review