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Soft cover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. The hypothesis of this book is that there has been a change in the character of the American people, that where once men whose character was "inner-directed" dominated our society, the tendency is now toward the dominance of the "other-directed" character. The inner-directed persons are those who internalize adult authority - the pioneers, the individualist; the other-directed persons are those whose character is formed chiefly by the example of their peers and contemporaries. The substance of the book is concerned with the confluence and consequences of these two types in contemporary American society. Includes an Index. Covers slightly chipped, creased and worn. Size: 4" X 7".

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. 5x7-paperback 359-pages. tight, sound, with clean text. 95 cents publisher priced.

Etat : Good+. First Edition. First edition. xvii, 386 pp. Original dark green cloth, title blocked in crimson, lettered in gilt. Good+, lacking jacket, with rubbing to cloth, dulling to gilt, small tear near head, bumped corners, binding a bit shaken, a few dog-eared pages, limited underlining and notes in easily-erasable pencil. A classic study of the American character circa the mid-20th century. In a 2001 review for The National Post Robert Fulford called this book, "A literate and daringly speculative book, altogether different from the narrow and nervously guarded assemblies of statistical data that often make sociology a synonym for dreariness.".

First Edition. First edition. xvii, 386 pp. Original dark green cloth, title blocked in crimson, lettered in gilt. Very Good or better with slightly darkened spine, light wear to cloth along edges, bumped corners, former owner's stamp on front free endpaper.A classic study of the American character circa the mid-20th century. In a 2001 review for The National Post Robert Fulford called this book, "A literate and daringly speculative book, altogether different from the narrow and nervously guarded assemblies of statistical data that often make sociology a synonym for dreariness.".