ABSTRACT

This anthology features the writings of 17 important analysts of American character and culture. From 1945 to the present, this book includes selections by Charles Reich, Christopher Lasch, Philip Slater and many others. There is a general introduction to the subject and each selection is preceded by an introduction and followed by a critical comme

chapter |14 pages

Introduction

On American Character

chapter |17 pages

The American Cast of Mind

chapter |17 pages

The Organization Man

chapter |11 pages

Halloween and the Mass Child

chapter |21 pages

The M-Factor

chapter |18 pages

The Pursuit of Loneliness

chapter |22 pages

The Greening of America

chapter |27 pages

The Culture of Narcissism

chapter |38 pages

A Bibliography

Ideas and Their Background