New York. 1999. July 1999. Picador. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0312204329. 274 pages. hardcover. Jacket photograph by Simon Lee. keywords: History Rudeness America Etiquette. DESCRIPTION - In his thought-provoking new book, literary/social critic Mark Caldwell gives us a history of the demise of manners and charts the triumphant progress of rudeness in America. Touching on aspects of both our public and private lives, including work, family, and sex, he examines how the rules of behavior inevitably change and explains why, no matter how hard we try, we can never return to a golden era of civilized manners and mores. inventory #27068.

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Title: A Short History of Rudeness: Manners, Morals, and Misbehavior in Modern America
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0312204329
ISBN 13: 9780312204327
Binding: hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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A respected social critic offers an insightful and amusing exploration of the slow death of manners and the steady triumph of boorishness in America, showing how the decline of manners has a long and socially significant history. 25,000 first printing.

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Mark Caldwell is a literary critic and the author of an acclaimed socio-medical history of tuberculosis in America, The Last Crusade. He teaches at Fordham University and lives in Manhattan and New York's Hudson Valley.

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