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Synopsis
Just a generation ago, outrageous Americans like Joey Buttafucco and O.J. Simpson would have been scorned. Talk-show host would gave been viewed with suspicion. Self-help books, the recovery movement, and grade inflation didn't exist.
Today, celebrity is its own reward, and every American has the right to an A and high self-esteem. Much to the joy of Madison Avenue ad agencies and the tabloid press, there is no stigma attached to bad behavior--as long as the perpetrator truly repent, of course. As all Americans have asked themselves at one point or another: What's wrong with this picture?
Now, James B. Twitchell, critically acclaimed author of Adcult and Carnival Culture, offers a fascinating and original look at shame, and shamlessness in American culture, taking to task everyone from conservative hypocrites to bleeding-heart liberals. Whether or not your agree that shame is building block of a healthy society, you'll find this a provocative and addictive read--and you just may decide to reexamine "the social good of feeling bad."
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Critical Praise for For Shame:
"For Shame is well worth reading...because the questions he raises are critical in pondering what's required to have a civilized society." --Baltimore Sun
"Hilarious. A briskly entertaining little book." --Detroit Free Press
"[Twitchell] ranks as one of our snazziest culture critics." --The Philadelphia Inquirer
About the Author
James B. Twitchell is alumni professor of English at the University of Florida and the author of seven nonfiction books. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.
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- PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0312194536
- ISBN 13 9780312194536
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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