Slow Culture and the American Dream: A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century

Slow Culture and the American Dream: A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century
ISBN-10
1793642419
ISBN-13
9781793642417
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
194
Language
English
Published
2022
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Mary Caputi

Description

Slow Culture and the American Dream: A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century is divided into an introduction, six chapters, and a conclusion. In making its case for the philosophy of slow, the book first chronicles the origins of the Slow Food movement in Italy in the 1980s followed by various outgrowths: e.g., Cittaslow (slow cities), slow fashion, slow travel, and slow parenting. The book explains why the slow movement is in many ways at odds with the prevalent American Dream so committed to growth, speed, and acceleration.

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