Born losers : a history of failure in America /

What makes somebody a Loser, a person doomed to unfulfilled dreams and humiliation? Nobody is born to lose, and yet failure embodies our worst fears. The Loser's history over the past two hundred years reveals the dark side of success, how economic striving reshaped the self and soul of America...

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Main Author:	Sandage, Scott A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, [2005]
Subjects:	Social values > United States > History > 19th century. Losers > United States > History > 19th century. Failure (Psychology) > United States > History > 19th century. Capitalism > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century. Identity (Psychology) > United States > History > 19th century. Stigma (Social psychology) Social status > United States > History > 19th century.

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Call Number:		HN90.M6 S25 2005

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