Debating the End of History The Marketplace, Utopia, and the Fragmentation of Intellectual Life |
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| Author:
| Noble, David W. |
| Series title: | Critical American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-8059-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Why do modern people assume that there will be perpetual economic growth? Because, David W. Noble tells us in this provocative study of cultural criticism, such a utopian conviction is the necessary foundation for bourgeois culture. One can imagine the existence of modern middle classes only as long as the capitalist marketplace is expanding.
Why do modern people assume that there will be perpetual economic growth? Because, David W. Noble tells us in this provocative study of cultural criticism, such a utopian conviction is the necessary foundation for bourgeois culture. One can imagine the existence of modern middle classes only as long as the capitalist marketplace is expanding.