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The cultural contradictions of capitalism

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Basic Books, May 1, 1978 - Business & Economics - 301 pages
The noted sociologist argues that the attitudes, values, and expectations engendered by capitalism have resulted in contradictory cultural tendencies whose increasing ideological incompatibilities threaten Western society's continuation

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Review: The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism

User Review  - Lobstergirl - Goodreads

Less scintillating than I had hoped. It feels extremely dated in many places (it was published in 1976 when both the modernism of the 50s and the turmoil of the 60s were still fresh), so the 20th ... Read full review

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User Review  - Sarah - Goodreads

It was hard for me to read, his vocabulary was a bit over my head. I loved the discussion with classmates about his theories on modernism. Read full review

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The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
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The Disjunctions of Cultural Discourse
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The Sensibility of the Sixties
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Bell is scholar-in-residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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