When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century. The book quickly became a bestseller. This edition includes a new afterword, "The Culture of Narcissism Revisited."

克里斯托弗•拉什 Christopher Lasch 美国著名历史学家与社会心理学家。其主要著作有《自恋主义文化》、《最小的自我》等。曾有人评价说，当代没有任何一位历史学家能像他这样引起公共论坛的震撼。他的文章忠于事实、风格特异，又平易近人，每部作品的出版总会引起极大轰动。

作者简介： 苏珊•雅各比，独立学者、著名演说家、拥有12本著作的畅销书作家，《纽约时报》《洛杉矶时报》《美国瞭望》《琼斯母亲》等专栏作者。以《华盛顿邮报》记者开始职业生涯。她年轻时还在苏联待过两年。2010年，获宗教基金名誉理事会杰出成就奖、理查德•道金斯奖。 著有《反智时代：谎言中的美国文化》《自由思想者：一部美国世俗主义史》《陌生的神》《永不言死》《伟大的不可知论者：罗伯特•英格索尔与美国自由思想》《阿尔杰•希斯与历史之战》等。

Narcissism—an inflated view of the self—is everywhere. Public figures say it’s what makes them stray from their wives. Parents teach it by dressing children in T-shirts that say "Princess." Teenagers and young adults hone it on Facebook, and celebrity newsmakers have elevated it to an art form. And it’s what’s making people depressed, lonely, and buried under piles of debt. J...(展开全部)

Narcissism -- a very positive and inflated view of the self -- is everywhere. It's what you have if you're a politician and you've strayed from your wife, and it's why five times as many Americans undergo plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures today than did just ten years ago. It's the value that parents teach their children with song lyrics like "I am special. Look at me," t...(展开全部)

Amazon.co.uk Review The near-total triumph of free market capitalism around the world has put a damper on utopian visions, leading many politicians and activists to believe that radical change is impossible, that at best one can hope for slight modifications of the status quo. For Russell Jacoby, this attitude is not so much the result of practicality as it is the product of ex...(展开全部)

Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama re-creates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings ...(展开全部)

This is the book that made Simon Schama's reputation when first published in 1987. A historical masterpiece, it is an epic account of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age of Rembrandt and van Diemen. In this brilliant work that moves far beyond the conventions of social or cultural history, Simon Schama investigates the astonishing case of a people's self-invention. He shows how, ...(展开全部)

Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama re-creates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings ...(展开全部)

This is the book that made Simon Schama's reputation when first published in 1987. A historical masterpiece, it is an epic account of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age of Rembrandt and van Diemen. In this brilliant work that moves far beyond the conventions of social or cultural history, Simon Schama investigates the astonishing case of a people's self-invention. He shows how, ...(展开全部)