Voluntary Simplicity Responding to Consumer Culture |
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| Editor:
| Doherty, Daniel |
| Contribution by:
| Brooks, David
Elgin, Duane
Etzioni, Amitai
Frank, Robert
Gregg, Richard B.
Luttwak, Edward N.
Maslow, A. H.
Mitchell, Arnold
Myers, David G.
Shi, David
Schor, Juliet
Twitchell, James B.
Wagner, Charles |
| Series title: | Rights and Responsibilities Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-2067-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.00 |
Book Description:
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In the past fifty years, the standard of living in most industrialized nations has risen dramatically, but the number of people describing themselves as content has remained steady or fallen. The result has been a growing desire to regain some of the virtues of simpler times, whether by forgoing luxuries, switching careers, or returning to nature. These essays reflect on the different facets of 'voluntary simplicity' and consumer culture, providing an historic view of the movement as...
More DescriptionIn the past fifty years, the standard of living in most industrialized nations has risen dramatically, but the number of people describing themselves as content has remained steady or fallen. The result has been a growing desire to regain some of the virtues of simpler times, whether by forgoing luxuries, switching careers, or returning to nature. These essays reflect on the different facets of 'voluntary simplicity' and consumer culture, providing an historic view of the movement as well as a social-scientific analysis of its causes and effects.