The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class

by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

Book Overview

How the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite, and how their consumer habits affect us all

In today's world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, these individuals earnestly buy organic, carry NPR tote bags, and breast-feed their babies. They care about discreet, inconspicuous consumption--like eating free-range chicken and heirloom...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691162735
• ISBN13: 9780691162737
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"