The classic New York Times bestseller, with a new introduction by E.J. Dionne Jr.When The Culture of Narcissism was first published in 1979, Christopher Lasch was hailed as a “biblical prophet” (Time). Lasch’s identification of narcissism as not only an individual ailment but also a burgeoning social epidemic was groundbreaking. His diagnosis of American culture is even more relevant today, predicting the limitless expansion of the anxiou...

Cuando se publicó por primera vez 'La cultura del narcisismo' en 1979, Christopher Lasch fue aclamado como un "profeta bíblico" (Time). La identificación por parte de Lasch del narcisismo no sólo como una dolencia individual, sino también como una floreciente epidemia social, fue innovadora. Su diagnóstico de la cultura estadounidense es aún más relevante hoy en día, ya que predice la expansión ilimitada del yo narcisista, ansioso y codicioso, en todos los ámbitos de la vida estadounidense...

When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century.The book quickly became a bestseller. This edition includes a new afterword, "The Culture of Narcissism Revisited."

"[A] passionate, compelling, and disturbing argument that the ills of democracy in the United States today arise from the default of its elites." —John Gray, New York Times Book Review (front-page review)In a front-page review in the Washington Post Book World, John Judis wrote: "Political analysts have been poring over exit polls and precinct-level votes to gauge the meaning of last November's election, but they would probably better employ their...

Plain Style is an amusing and instructive guide to written English by the late Christopher Lasch, author of The Culture of Narcissism, The True and Only Heaven, and many other memorable works of American history and social criticism. Written for the benefit of the students at the University of Rochester, where Lasch taught from 1970 until his death in 1994, it quickly established itself in typescript as a local classic—a lively, witty, and historically minded alt...

De cultuur van het narcisme, oorspronkelijk verschenen in 1979, is een vernietigende kritiek op de cultuur van het moderne kapitalisme dat zich van alle ideologieën heeft ontdaan. Lasch laat zien dat de zich als radicaal voordoende cultuurkritiek van de jaren zestig in feite de wegbereider was voor de opmars van neokapitalistische normen en waarden. De nieuwe cultuur is eerst en vooral een therapeutische cultuur. Gezondheid, zowel geestelijk als lichamelijk, is het grote doel, een ontwikke...

«Come può accadere che delle persone serie continuino a credere nel progresso, malgrado le importanti confutazioni che parevano aver liquidato una volta per tutte la validità di questa idea?» Muovendo da questo interrogativo, Christopher Lasch dà avvio in questo libro – vera e propria pietra miliare di ogni pensiero critico della modernità – a un’affascinante ricostruzione storica, filosofica, sociologica dell’idea di progresso, ultima fede, autentica religione secolarizzata dell’occidente...

Alla fine degli anni Settanta, dopo aver pubblicato una serie di libri dedicati alla crisi del liberalismo, Christopher Lasch dà alle stampe La cultura del narcisismo, l’opera che annuncia il tramonto dell’uomo economico e l’avvento di un nuovo tipo di uomo: il narcisista. A distanza di più di quarant’anni dalla sua pubblicazione, il libro non soltanto non cessa di parlarci, ma svela forse soltanto ora la sua piena attualità. Mescolando analisi psicologica, sociologica, letteraria e filoso...

Five long essays by an American historian, the author of The New Radicalism in America (1965). Under the rubric of "the collapse of mass-based radical movements," Lasch examines the decline of populism, the disintegration of the American socialist party, and the weaknesses of black nationalism. Also included is a history of the Congress for Cultural Freedom and a discussion of the '60's revival of ideological controversy.

"A major and challenging work. . . . Provocative, and certain to be controversial. . . . Will add important new dimension to the continuing debate on the decline of liberalism." —William Julius Wilson, New York Times Book ReviewCan we continue to believe in progress? In this sobering analysis of the Western human condition, Christopher Lasch seeks the answer in a history of the struggle between two ideas: one is the idea of progress - an idea driven by the conviction that ...

Attraverso la ricostruzione storica della nascita della moderna famiglia borghese, l’autore porta alla luce le contraddizioni di una società che si era illusa di liberarsi, attraverso la negazione, dell’importanza delle relazioni familiari. La crisi della famiglia nella “società edonistica” si esprimerebbe nella diffusa affermazione di modelli di comportamento anafettivi ed egoistici. Lo studio critico delle teorie sulla famiglia elaborate nel nostro secolo evidenzierebbe come anche i nuov...

In this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes an accessible critique of what is wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The distinguished historian argues that democracy today is threatened not by the masses, as José Ortega y Gasset (The Revolt of the Masses) had said, but by the elites. These elites—mobile and increasingly global in outlook—refuse to accept limits or ties to nation and place. As they isolate themselves in their netwo...