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001 2007050081
003 DLC
005 20090828095037.0
008 071207s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007050081
020 $a9780375422904
020 $a0375422900
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn184982449
035 $a(OCoLC)184982449
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dYDXCP$dON8$dBWX$dOCLCQ$dUPZ$dIXA$dDLC
050 00 $aHM831$b.C654 2009
082 00 $a306.0973/09045$222
100 1 $aConley, Dalton,$d1969-
245 10 $aElsewhere, U.S.A. /$cDalton Conley.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPantheon Books,$cc2009.
300 $axiv, 221 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.
520 $aExamining the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the past three decades, the author of The Pecking Order offers a thoughtful study of the new social realities of life, explaining how the social, economic, and technological transformation has reshaped individual lives.
505 0 $aPreface: A tale of three generations -- Introduction: Life among the elsewhere class -- From the Protestant ethic to the elsewhere ethic -- And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile : from General Motors to Google -- One plus a hundred zeros : welcome to your (n)office -- Convestment : the way we earn and spend -- Shoot the moon : public life in an age of private markets -- From elsewhere to nowhere : crime and punishment -- Polymorphous perversity : family life in the elsewhere society -- The birth of the intravidual -- Conclusion: Learning to love the BlackBerry.
650 0 $aSocial change.
650 0 $aSocial structure.
650 0 $aSocial problems.
650 0 $aEconomic indicators.
650 0 $aSocial indicators.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip087/2007050081.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2007050081-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2007050081-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2007050081-s.html