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The Overspent American by Juliet Schor (1999, Paperback) 
The Overspent American by Juliet Schor (1999, Paperback)

 
The Overspent American by Juliet Schor (1999, Paperback)

Author: Juliet Schor
Publisher: Harpercollins
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0060977582
ISBN-13: 9780060977580
Product ID: EPID335245
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Publication Date:1999-04-01

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Length:253 pages
Height:8.3 in
Width:5.3 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:7.2 oz

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"Thick with survey data, less taxing than a saunter through Saks, Schor's study is a scornful indictment of consumerism--which, she argues, has created a nation of debtors but failed to fill a gaping cultural maw. . . . This is the stuff from which revolutions are made ("Entertainment Weekly.)" Photos.

The Overspent American explores why so many of us feel materially dissatisfied, why we work staggeringly long hours and yet walk around with ever-present mental "wish lists" of things to buy or get, and why Americans save less than virtually anyone in the world. Unlike many experts, Harvard economist Juliet B. Schor does not blame consumers' lack of self-discipline. Nor does she blame advertisers. Instead she analyzes the crisis of the American consumer in a culture where spending has become the ultimate social art. Juliet B. Schor, bestselling author of The Overworked American and senior lecturer and Director of Studies, Women's Studies, at Harvard University, writes and lectures widely on issues of work and consumption. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two children.

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