The culture of narcissism American life in an age of diminishing expectations

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 groundbreaking. His diagnosis of American culture is even more rel...

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Main Author: Lasch, Christopher (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, 2018.
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