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Author:

Sandage, Scott A.

Title:

Born losers : a history of failure in America / Scott A. Sandage.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

x, 362 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Social values--United States--History--19th century.
Losers--United States--History--19th century.
Failure (Psychology)--United States--History--19th century.
Capitalism--History--United States--History--19th century.
Identity (Psychology)--United States--History--19th century.
Stigma (Social psychology)
Social status--United States--History--19th century.

Notes:

"Born losers began as as a 1995 doctoral dissertation at Rutgers University"--P. . Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue: Lives of quiet desperation -- Going bust in the age of go-ahead -- A reason in the man -- We are all speculators -- Central Intelligence Agency, since 1841 -- The big red book of third-rate men -- Misinformation and its discontents -- The war for ambition -- Big business and little men -- Epilogue: Attention must be paid.

ISBN:

9780674015104 (alk. paper)
067401510X (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55962264

LCCN:

2004051134

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

W7AX771 -- Urban Campus (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)