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Ego & soul : the modern West in search of meaning /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carroll, John, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint : [2008]
Subjects:
Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Modern > 1950-
Social history > 1970-
Western countries > Social conditions.
Meaning (Philosophy)
Social values.
Quality of life.
Conduct of life.
Table of Contents:
  • Five theses
  • pt. 1. Battlegrounds
  • Work
  • Sport
  • Love
  • Lower-middle-class culture
  • pt. 2. Nihilism and consumerism
  • Self-hatred in high culture
  • The modern university
  • Shopping
  • Tourism
  • pt. 3. New dynamism
  • Democracy
  • The motor car
  • The do-it-yourself home
  • The personal computer
  • Nature
  • pt. 4. The future
  • The nightmare--if it all goes wrong
  • Resilience.