num_pages: 249
description: When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century.The book quickly became a bestseller. This edition includes a new afterword, "The Culture of Narcissism Revisited."
language: English
title: The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations
titlecomplete: The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations
genres: History, Cultural, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Society, American, Nonfiction, Theory, Politics
ratings_count: 3398
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Current Interest (Paperback)
publisher: Norton