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Our Business Civilization: Some Aspects of American Culture

Our Business Civilization: Some Aspects of American Culture

Hardcover

Economics20th Century United States HistoryGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1025881923
ISBN13: 9781025881928
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Our Business Civilization is a penetrating critique of American society at the end of the 1920s, written by the acclaimed historian James Truslow Adams. The work examines how the dominance of business ideals has reshaped American culture, often at the expense of intellectual and spiritual depth. Adams explores the tension between economic prosperity and the quality of individual life, questioning whether a civilization built primarily on commercial success can sustain a rich and meaningful national character.

Through a series of insightful essays, the author analyzes various aspects of American life-including education, the arts, and social conduct-demonstrating how they have been increasingly influenced by a business mind. Written just as the material prosperity of the Roaring Twenties was reaching its zenith, this work offers a profound historical perspective on the roots of modern consumerism and the cultural challenges facing a society driven by industrial output. Our Business Civilization remains an essential sociological document for readers interested in the evolution of the American identity and the long-standing debate over the impact of capitalism on the collective spirit.

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