American Paradise

American Paradise
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Publisher : University Press of America
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9780761851868
ISBN-13 : 0761851860
Rating : 4/5 (860 Downloads)

Book Synopsis American Paradise by : Jon Huer

Download or read book American Paradise written by Jon Huer and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way we live, work, and die-alone and with other Americans-have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two Americas: one we think we know and the other virtually unknown to us. Such a thought is compelling enough to motivate a sociologist to start writing down what he thinks about the hidden America. Then, what emerges from this effort is a picture of America that is at once so familiar and so alien. It is the alien part of America that troubles us, that scares us, and that pushes us to escape into louder, more colorful, and more pleasant unreality. As our escapism becomes more urgent each day, so does its testimony to the emptiness and loneliness of our solitary existence. Huer discusses this alien part of America in American Paradise.


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