Money and Class in America

by Lewis H. Lapham

Extensively expanded and revised, with a new foreword by Thomas Frank

In the United States, happiness and wealth are often regarded as synonymous. Consumerism, greed, and the insatiable desire for more are American obsessions. In the native tradition of Twain, Veblen, and Mencken, the editor of Lapham's Quarterly here examines our fascination with the ubiquitous green goddess.

Focusing on the wealthy sybarites of New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944869891
• ISBN13: 9781944869892
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: OR Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.2"