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Tantalizing Times

Name: Tantalizing Times
Brand: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
SKU: 10028449
Price: 100.49 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: V. Barry Dauphin
ISBN: 9780820481630

Excitements, Disconnects, and Discontents in Contemporary American Society

V. Barry Dauphin

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 10028449

Publishers Peter Lang Publishing Inc, April 2006

What can the ancient myth of Tantalus teach us about modern America? Tantalus was a wealthy man on t... Full description

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What can the ancient myth of Tantalus teach us about modern America? Tantalus was a wealthy man on top of his world. Yet seeing how the gods lived whetted his desires to have their powers and immortality. The punishment for his hubris was to have desired objects in sight but out of reach eternally. Although America is a culture awash in excitements, amusements, technologies, and innumerable goodies, Americans frequently complain of dissatisfaction. This book explores the myth and psychology of tantalization in order to look at many of the curious contradictions of American culture in new ways. This book could be useful for courses in psychology, sociology, American studies, communication and interdisciplinary courses that include a focus on American society.