
Something for Nothing
Luck in America
Jackson Lears(Author)
Penguin USA (Publisher)
Published on 27. July 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-14-200387-9 (ISBN)
Description
Jackson Lears has won accolades for his skill in identifying the rich and unexpected layers of meaning beneath the familiar and mundane in our lives. Now, he challenges the conventional wisdom that the Protestant ethic of perseverance, industry, and disciplined achievement is what made America great. Turning to the deep, seldom acknowledged reverence for luck that runs through our entire history from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, Lears traces how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and, at times, defined our national character.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
B&W PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
509 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-200387-9 (9780142003879)
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07/2004
Penguin Books
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