Taking back our lives in the age of corporate dominance
Never before have so many people felt the American Dream crashing down around them. The corporate framework-which values competition and the bottom line above all else-keeps many of us running after an elusive goal and impinges on our personal lives. Advertising-driven culture causes material desire...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | BK Currents
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627849406719 |
| Summary: | Never before have so many people felt the American Dream crashing down around them. The corporate framework-which values competition and the bottom line above all else-keeps many of us running after an elusive goal and impinges on our personal lives. Advertising-driven culture causes material desires to grow with no corresponding increase in personal time or energy to pursue them. These artificially amped-up needs cause a pressure-cooker lifestyle that threatens health and happiness. Ellen Schwartz and Suzanne Stoddard show the links between our own everyday struggles and the global corporate |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283435406 9786613435408 9781609941611 9781583764602 |
