American Social Classes in the 1950s

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The Bedford Series in History and Culture
Advisory Editors: Natalie Zemon Davis and Ernest R. May
Prepublication Praise for American Social Classes in the 1950s: Selections from Vance Packard's The Status Seekers
"I am delighted to see Vance Packard's work available in this new abridged format. The Status Seekers can be used very effectively in a variety of courses including those focused on postwar America, American popular culture, gender and family, and consumerism. It is a classic, and Daniel Horowitz's introduction is a fine piece of work that sets the stage and the context for the book."
— Elaine Tyler May, University of Minnesota
"Daniel Horowitz's introduction is extremely informative, filled with interesting insights into Vance Packard's life and career. More important, it provides the historical perspective necessary to understand the significance of his classic book."
— Richard Pells, University of Texas, Austin
About the Editor
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Fülszöveg

The Bedford Series in History and Culture
Advisory Editors: Natalie Zemon Davis and Ernest R. May
Prepublication Praise for American Social Classes in the 1950s: Selections from Vance Packard's The Status Seekers
"I am delighted to see Vance Packard's work available in this new abridged format. The Status Seekers can be used very effectively in a variety of courses including those focused on postwar America, American popular culture, gender and family, and consumerism. It is a classic, and Daniel Horowitz's introduction is a fine piece of work that sets the stage and the context for the book."
— Elaine Tyler May, University of Minnesota
"Daniel Horowitz's introduction is extremely informative, filled with interesting insights into Vance Packard's life and career. More important, it provides the historical perspective necessary to understand the significance of his classic book."
— Richard Pells, University of Texas, Austin
About the Editor
Daniel Horowitz is professor of American studies and history at Smith College. His scholarly work focuses on the cultural, social, and intellectual history of the United States. He is the author of The Morality of Spending: Attitudes toward the Consumer Society in America, 1875-1940, which was selected by Choice Magazine as one of the outstanding academic books of 1984. His most recent book, Vance Packard and American Social Criticism (1994), examines the life and impact of one of the nation's most widely read nonfiction writers of the postwar period. Vissza