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A generation ago, outrageous Americans like Joey Buttafuoco & O.J. Simpson would have been scorned. Christian mega-churches would have been viewed with suspicion. Self-help books, the recovery movement, & grade inflation didn't exist. Today, celebrity is its own reward, & every American has the right high self-esteem. There is no stigma attached to bad behavior -- as long as the perpetrator truly repents. Twitchell offers a fascinating & original look at shame & shamelessness in American culture, taking to task everyone from conservative hypocrites to bleeding-heart liberals. You just may decide to reexamine "the social good of feeling bad."
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"For Shame is well worth reading...because the questions he raises are critical in pondering what's required to have a civilized society." --Baltimore Sun
"Hilarious. A briskly entertaining little book." --Detroit Free Press
"[Twitchell] ranks as one of our snazziest culture critics." --The Philadelphia Inquirer
James B. Twitchell is alumni professor of English at the University of Florida and the author of seven nonfiction books. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 078819495X
- ISBN 13 9780788194955
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages244
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For Shame: The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture
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