Century of the Leisured Masses: Entertainment and the Transformation of Twentieth-Century America

Century of the Leisured Masses: Entertainment and the Transformation of Twentieth-Century America American living standards improved rapidly during the twentieth-century. The rise of leisure, both in terms of time allotted and in terms of consumption of leisure goods and services, was astounding. When social critic Thorstein Veblen penned Theory of the Leisured Class, Americans were just beginning to enjoy more and better leisure. Autor: David George (Associate Professor of Economics Surdam Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press Rok wydania: 2015 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 336 Wymiary: 16.3 x 23.9 x 2.3 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780190211561