Berman, Morris <br/><br/>
The twilight of American culture /  : Morris Berman 

 - New York  : Norton  , c2006. 
 - xviii, 204 p.  ; 21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: 2000. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index. 
<br/><br/> Berman, an innovative cultural historian and social critic, offers an engaging account of our cultural decline. He reminds us of the persistence of the gap between rich and poor, the decline of functional literacy, and the antipathy our culture has toward anything intellectual. He explains how Enlightenment success devolved from free rational inquiry to laissez-faire commercialism to consumer emptiness, and argues for the refusal to base our lives on profit. The author has held visiting professorships in the US and Europe. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393321692 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006283294 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Popular culture---United States<br/>Corporations---United States---Social aspects<br/>Mass society<br/>Monastic and religious life---History---Europe---Middle Ages, 600-1500<br/>Education, Humanistic---Philosophy---United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---Civilization---20th century<br/>English teachers---United States----Biography
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.92 BER