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The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
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Description for The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
How the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite, and how their consumer habits affect us all In today's world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, these individuals earnestly buy organic, carry NPR tote bags, and breast-feed their babies. They care about discreet, inconspicuous consumption--like eating free-range chicken and heirloom tomatoes, wearing organic cotton shirts and TOMS shoes, and listening to the Serial podcast. They use their purchasing power to hire nannies and housekeepers, to cultivate their children's growth, and to practice ... Read more
How the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite, and how their consumer habits affect us all In today's world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, these individuals earnestly buy organic, carry NPR tote bags, and breast-feed their babies. They care about discreet, inconspicuous consumption--like eating free-range chicken and heirloom tomatoes, wearing organic cotton shirts and TOMS shoes, and listening to the Serial podcast. They use their purchasing power to hire nannies and housekeepers, to cultivate their children's growth, and to practice ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691162737
SKU
V9780691162737
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99-15
About Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett is the James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning and professor of public policy at the University of Southern California. She is the author of The Warhol Economy and Starstruck . Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, New Yorker, and Wall Street Journal. She lives in Los Angeles with her ... Read more
Reviews for The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class
There is a lot to learn here about the contemporary face of income inequality.
Publishers Weekly A key companion to Robert Putnam's survey of dwindling US social mobility, Our Kids.
Barbara Kiser, Nature The aspirational class gets a kick in the quinoa courtesy of Elizabeth Currid-Halkett's The Sum of Small Things.
Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, ... Read more
Publishers Weekly A key companion to Robert Putnam's survey of dwindling US social mobility, Our Kids.
Barbara Kiser, Nature The aspirational class gets a kick in the quinoa courtesy of Elizabeth Currid-Halkett's The Sum of Small Things.
Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, ... Read more