The Overspent American：Why We Want What We Don't Need

图书标准信息

• 作者 Juliet B. Schor 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1999-04
• ISBN 9780060977580
• 定价 111.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 253页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"TheOverspentAmerican"exploreswhysomanyofusfeelmateriallydissatisfied,whyweworkstaggeringlylonghoursandyetwalkaroundwithever-presentmental"wishlists"ofthingstobuyorget,andwhyAmericanssavelessthanvirtuallyanyoneintheworld.Unlikemanyexperts,HarvardeconomistJulietB.Schordoesnotblameconsumers'lackofself-discipline.Nordoessheblameadvertisers.InsteadsheanalyzesthecrisisoftheAmericanconsumerinaculturewherespendinghasbecometheultimatesocialart.

【作者简介】

JulietB.Schor,bestsellingauthorofTheOverworkedAmericanandseniorlecturerandDirectorofStudies,Women'sStudies,atHarvardUniversity,writesandlectureswidelyonissuesofworkandconsumption.ShelivesinNewton,Massachusetts,withherhusbandandtwochildren.