Elsewhere, U.S.A. / Dalton Conley.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conley, Dalton, 1969-
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Physical Description:xiv, 221 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface: A tale of three generations
  • Introduction: Life among the elsewhere class
  • From the Protestant ethic to the elsewhere ethic
  • And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile : from General Motors to Google
  • One plus a hundred zeros : welcome to your (n)office
  • Convestment : the way we earn and spend
  • Shoot the moon : public life in an age of private markets
  • From elsewhere to nowhere : crime and punishment
  • Polymorphous perversity : family life in the elsewhere society
  • The birth of the intravidual
  • Conclusion: Learning to love the BlackBerry.