Haven In Heartless W

by Christopher Lasch

Book Overview

In the American political vocabulary, "family" and "family values" no longer simply evoke pictures of harmonious scenes; they also push our buttons (left and right) about what is wrong with society.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465028845
• Release Date: February 1979
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Compelling social commentary

Compelling social commentary, and brilliantly written, perhaps not surprising since Lasch was not a social scientist, but rather a professor of English Literature, at Columbia if I recall right, but in any case, at one of the Ivy League colleges. Lasch became interested in social trends, and ended up writing this fine book on the decline and destruction of the family in American life. Although the book is 20 years old at this point, Lasch's ideas are if anything more relevant now than they were back in the 70's.

A familys' responsiblity for the shaping of society.

When people wonder why people turn in to who they are and form the society in wth which we live this book will help clarify things for them. If one wants a deep look at society's ills and its being formed by families, Christopher Lasch presents a very good insight, that for reasons of accuracy may not make everyone happy.