The challenge of affluence : self-control and well-being in the United States and Britain since 1950 /

Since the 1940s Americans and Britons have experienced rising material abundance, but also a range of social and personal disorders, including family breakdown, obesity and addiction. Drawing on the latest cognitive research, Avner Offer presents a detailed and reasoned critique of the modern consum...

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Main Author:	Offer, Avner
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Edition:	1st paparback ed.
Subjects:	Wealth > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Wealth > United States > History > 20th century. Wealth > Social aspects > Great Britain. Wealth > Social aspects > United States. Consumption (Economics) > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Consumption (Economics) > United States > History > 20th century. Wealth > Psychological aspects. Economic man. Richesse > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Richesse > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Richesse > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne. Richesse > Aspect social > États-Unis. Richesse > Aspect psychologique. Homo œconomicus. Consumption (Economics) Economic man Wealth Wealth > Psychological aspects Wealth > Social aspects Great Britain United States Lebensqualität Reichtum Welvaart. Zelfbeheersing. Waarden. Welzijn. Wohlstand > USA. Wohlstand > Grossbritannien. Lebensqualität > USA. Lebensqualität > Grossbritannien. Lebensqualität > Reichtum > USA > Grossbritannien > Geschichte > 1950-2003. USA > Lebensqualität > Reichtum > Grossbritannien > Geschichte > 1950-2003. Grossbritannien > Lebensqualität > Reichtum > USA > Geschichte > 1950-2003. 1900-1999 Electronic books. History
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Call Number:		HC110.W4 O32 2007

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