The Culture of Narcissism
American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
Format:Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Published:23rd Oct '18
Should be back in stock very soon
When The Culture of Narcissism was first published in 1979, Christopher Lasch was hailed as a “biblical prophet” (Time). Lasch’s identification of narcissism as not only an individual ailment but also a burgeoning social epidemic was ground-breaking. His diagnosis of American culture is even more relevant today, predicting the limitless expansion of the anxious and grasping narcissistic self into every part of American life.
"Lasch took in a remarkable range of contemporary experience, making many observations that, if anything, ring more true today." -- Lee Siegel - The New York Times
"Morbidly clever, brilliantly on target, idiosyncratically compelling." -- Alan Wolfe - The New Republic
"A bestseller in 1979, this outstanding analysis is enjoying a resurgence, being reissued with a new introduction by EJ Dionne Jr, who praises Lasch’s “intellectually rebellious spirit”." -- The Herald
ISBN: 9780393356175
Dimensions: 211mm x 140mm x 25mm
Weight: 282g
368 pages