The impulse society : America in the age of instant gratification / Paul Roberts.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2014Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 308 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781608198146
  • 1608198146
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.30973 23
LOC classification:
  • HC106.84 .R63 2014
Contents:
Part 1: I society : More better -- No confidence -- Power corrupts -- Something for nothing -- Part 2: Cracks in the mirror : Home alone -- Hard labor -- In sickness and in wealth -- Forever war -- Part 3: We society : Making space.
Summary: Drawing on the fields of economics, psychology, history and political philosophy, Roberts shows how we have become so obsessed with "maximizing returns" that we embrace virtually any means--any technology, personal tactic, or corporate strategy--that can deliver, regardless of consequences. Roberts lays out the history and geography of this new social order and charts a clear pathway toward a different and brighter future.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index.

Part 1: I society : More better -- No confidence -- Power corrupts -- Something for nothing -- Part 2: Cracks in the mirror : Home alone -- Hard labor -- In sickness and in wealth -- Forever war -- Part 3: We society : Making space.

Drawing on the fields of economics, psychology, history and political philosophy, Roberts shows how we have become so obsessed with "maximizing returns" that we embrace virtually any means--any technology, personal tactic, or corporate strategy--that can deliver, regardless of consequences. Roberts lays out the history and geography of this new social order and charts a clear pathway toward a different and brighter future.

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