Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic
| Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor |
| ISBN | 1-57675-199-6 |
Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic is a 2001 anti-consumerist book by John de Graaf, environmental scientist David Wann, and economist Thomas H. Naylor. Viewing consumerism (with its accompanying overwork and dissatisfaction) as a deliberately spread disease, the book consists of three parts — symptoms, origins, and treatment. Affluenza is described as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more".[1]
The book was considered one of the eight best non-fiction books of the year by Detroit Free Press, and copies were given to every freshman by two universities.[2] Amazon.com lists 38 books citing it.[3] The book was highly recommended for academic and public libraries by M. Bay from Indiana University in Library Journal.[4] The Idaho State University has focused its Book Reading Project 2007 on the book.[5]
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[edit] Translations
- French — J'achète!: combattre l'épidémie de surconsommation [Saint-Laurent]: Fides, 2004
- German — Affluenza. Zeitkrankheit Konsum. Random House: Omnibus Kinder und Jugend TB, München, 2002
- Russian — Потреблятство. Болезнь, угрожающая миру — Екатеринбург, Ультра.Культура, 2005
- Traditional Chinese - 告別富裕流感-21世紀新財富觀. 陳晉茂,黃玉華,鄭文琦譯.台北縣新店市:立緒文化, 2009
[edit] References
- ^ O'Neill, Barbara (2008). "Book Review: Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (2nd Edition)". Journal of Financial Counseling & Planning 19 (1): 70–72. http://6aa7f5c4a9901a3e1a1682793cd11f5a6b732d29.gripelements.com/pdf/11-br-affluenza-volume-19-issue-1.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ Affluenza, Second Edition
- ^ Citations
- ^ Editorial Reviews
- ^ ISU Reading Project ‘Affluenza’ events scheduled Sept. 18-21
[edit] External links
Reviews at findarticles.com, simpleliving.net and buzzflash.com
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