The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations by Christopher Lasch

The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations

Christopher Lasch

nonfiction philosophy psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

368 pages | first published 1978

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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 groundbreakin...
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