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nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010
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Is Capitalism Good for You?
The idea of providing an exuberant defense of bourgeois virtues seems on the face of it absurd. In common parlance, “bourgeois” is synonymous with “humdrum” and “conventional.” The ideal bourgeois citizen is cautious and anxious; given to deferred gr ... (read full critics)
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Book Details
- English Books
- Paperback 634 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0226556646
- ISBN-13: 9780226556642
- Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
- Pub date: Oct 15, 2007
- Also available as: Hardcover
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