A short history of rudeness: manners, morals, and misbehavior in modern America
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Published:
New York : Picador USA, 1999., New York : Picador USA, 1999.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
274 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
Broomfield Non-Fiction
395.00973 Cal
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A funny and provocative cultural history of class, manners, and the decline of civility In his smart and thought provoking new book, literary/social critic Mark Caldwell gives us a history of the demise of manners and charts the progress of an epidemic of rudeness in America. The breakdown of civility has in recent years become a national obsession, and our modern climate of boorishness has cultivated a host of etiquette watchdogs, like Miss Manners and Martha Stewart, with which we defend ourselves against an onslaught of nastiness. But Caldwell demonstrates that the foundations of etiquette actually began to corrode several centuries ago with the blurring of class lines. Touching on aspects of both our public and private lives, including work, family, and sex, A Short History of Rudeness examines how the rules of our behaviour have changed and explains why, no matter how hard we try, we can never return to a golden era of manners and mores.
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English
ISBN:
0312204329
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-264) and index.
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Caldwell, M. (1999). A short history of rudeness: manners, morals, and misbehavior in modern America. First edition. New York, Picador USA.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Caldwell, Mark. 1999. A Short History of Rudeness: Manners, Morals, and Misbehavior in Modern America. New York, Picador USA.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Caldwell, Mark, A Short History of Rudeness: Manners, Morals, and Misbehavior in Modern America. New York, Picador USA, 1999.
MLA Citation (style guide)Caldwell, Mark. A Short History of Rudeness: Manners, Morals, and Misbehavior in Modern America. First edition. New York, Picador USA, 1999.
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