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The cultural contradictions of capitalism

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Basic Books, 1976 - History - 301 pages

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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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Contents

The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
33
The Disjunctions of Cultural Discourse
85
The Sensibility of the Sixties
120
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The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Daniel Bell
Limited preview - 1976
The cultural contradictions of capitalism
The cultural contradictions of capitalism
Daniel Bell
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The cultural contradictions of capitalism
The cultural contradictions of capitalism
Daniel Bell
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About the author (1976)

Bell is scholar-in-residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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TitleThe cultural contradictions of capitalism
AuthorDaniel Bell
PublisherBasic Books, 1976
ISBN0465015263, 9780465015269
Length301 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Capitalism
History / United States / 20th Century
Social Science / Sociology / General
Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects
Technology and civilization
United States
United States - Civilization - 1945
United States - Social conditions - 1945
United States Civilization 1945
United States Social conditions 1945
  
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