Something for Nothing: Luck in America - Couverture rigide

Lears, T. J. Jackson; Lears, Jackson

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0670031739 ISBN 13 : 9780670031733

Editeur : Viking Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Lears Jackson

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Jackson Lears has won accolades for his skill in identifying the rich and unexpected layers of meaning beneath the familiar and mundane in our lives. Now, he challenges the conventional wisdom that the Protestant ethic of perseverance, industry, and disciplined achievement is what made America great. Turning to the deep, seldom acknowledged reverence for luck that runs through our entire history from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, Lears traces how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and, at times, defined our national character.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jackson Lears's previous books include No Place of Grace and Fables of Abundance: A Cultural History of Advertising in America. Lears is a Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University and the editor of the distinguished journal Raritan. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Viking Pr
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0670031739
• ISBN 13: 9780670031733
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible