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03718cam a22006614a 4500 001 AA33A2A82B0811DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20200312063714 008 040812s2005 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2004018699 020 $a 9780393059946 (hardcover) 020 $a 0393059944 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)56214089 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BUR $d BAKER $d IBS $d LMR $d NLGGC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d IG# $d IOH $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HN90.M6 $b W55 2005 060 00 $a 2005 B-561 060 10 $a HN 90.M6 $b W629a 2005 082 00 $a 301/.0973 $2 22 084 $a 71.41 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Whybrow, Peter C. 245 1 $a American mania : $b when more is not enough / $c Peter C. Whybrow. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b W.W. Norton & Co., $c c2005. 300 $a xii, 338 p. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-322) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : the manic society -- Adams Smith's American dream : of desire and debt -- Curiosity and the promised land : of origins and opportunism -- The freedom to strive : of risk and reward -- America bubbles over : of globalization and greed -- A growing burden : of appetite and abundance -- The time trade : of clocks and competition -- Dreams for sale : of culture and commerce -- The roots of happiness : of compassion and community -- Finding balance in the age of the merchant : of self and society. 520 $a In the world's most affluent nation, epidemic rates of stress, anxiety, depression, obesity, and time urgency are now grudgingly accepted as part of everyday existence. Behavioral scientist Whybrow grounds the extraordinary achievements and excessive consumption of the American nation in an understanding of the biology of human craving and the reward system of the brain--offering a comprehensive explanation for the addictive mania of consumerism. His analysis combines reflection on the roots of American culture as a laissez-faire, competitive, free-market economy with an exploration of the nation's migrant temperament and its role in the creation of our ambitious, restless society, to shed light on the dangerous misfit between our consumer-driven culture and the brain systems that evolved to deal with privation thousands of years ago.--From publisher description. 650 0 $a Social values $z United States. 650 0 $a Wealth $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Consumption (Economics) $x Health aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Self-interest $z United States. 650 0 $a Social ethics $z United States. 650 0 $a Happiness. 650 0 $a National characteristics, American $x History. 650 12 $a Social Problems $x psychology $z United States. 650 22 $a Bipolar Disorder $z United States. 650 22 $a Competitive Behavior $z United States. 650 22 $a Cultural Characteristics $z United States. 650 17 $a Sociale waarden. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Consumptiemaatschappij. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Eigenbelang. $2 gtt 856 41 $3 Table of contents $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004018699.html 941 $a 11 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718082534.0 952 $l PYAX423 $d 20191001012129.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720021324.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180109051918.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160823023809.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202031826.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l OTAX626 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AA33A2A82B0811DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search