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The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point

by Philip Slater · 1970

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In a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitiveness, inequality, and the national 'addiction' to technology.

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sociologysociologyMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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technologytechnologyMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 208 pages

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