The lonely crowd : a study of the changing American character / by David Riesman ; with Nathan Glazer and Reuel Denney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riesman, David, 1909-2002.

Contributor:

Glazer, Nathan.

Denney, Reuel, 1913-1995.

Gitlin, Todd.

Series:

Yale Nota bene.

Yale Nota bene

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, American.

Ethnopsychology--United States.

Ethnopsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

Abridged and rev. ed. / with a foreword by Todd Gitlin.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Lonely Crowd is considered by many to be the most influential book of the twentieth century. Its now-classic analysis of the "new middle class" in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and economic problems that confront the individual in contemporary American society. The 1969 abridged and revised edition of the book is now reissued with a new foreword by Todd Gitlin that explains why the book is still relevant to our own era."As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live."-Todd GitlinPraise for the earlier editions:"One of the most penetrating and comprehensive views of the twentieth-century urban American you're likely to find."-Commonweal"Brilliant and original."-Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Contents:

pt. 1. Character

pt. 2. Politics

pt. 3. Autonomy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299284081

1299284086

9780300174144

0300174144

OCLC:

1024051791