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Food, Shelter and the American Dream
Aronowitz, Stanley
Publisher: Seabury Press, New York, USAYear Published: 1974 Pages: 188pp ISBN: 0-8164-9192-5 Dewey: 330.973 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX6293 Discusses the state of the American economy, the consequences for politics and culture that might arise from the new situation, and possible solutions. Abstract: Stanley Aronowitz addresses issues that "increasingly plague most Americans," like the questions: "Are there real shortages of food, oil and other basic commodities?" "What consequences for American foreign policy may result from competition between America's need for agricultural resources and energy and the demands of other countries?" and "Will Americans accept deterioration of their living standards?" Food, Shelter and the American Dream discusses the reasons for the reversal in the fortunes of the American economy, the consequences for politics and culture that might arise from the new situation, and possible solutions. [Abstract by Nabeeha Chaudhary] Table of Contents Preface 1. Contours of a Troubled Society 2. Butter From Boeing, Ham from ITT 3. "Seven Sisters" on the Make 4. Consequences of the Crises 5. The Future of the American Dream Bibliography Subject Headings
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