Culture's Vanities The Paradox of Cultural

Americans want it both ways. They are committed to cultural diversity, yet demand an endless variety of cheap consumer goods from a global system that destroys distinct ways of life. In this groundbreaking work, David Steigerwald argues that Americans have papered over this paradox by embracing the rhetoric of diversity and multiculturalism, which hides the extent to which they have accepted homogenized ways of working and living.

David Steigerwald is associate professor of history at Ohio State University, Marion.

Preface: The Follies of Cultural Determinism in an Age of Anti-Culture	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Chapter 1 On the Rise of Cultural Determinism in an Age of Anti-Culture	1	(26)
Chapter 2 The Misappropriation of Culture in the Contemporary Mind	27	(40)
Chapter 3 Work and Culture	67	(44)
Chapter 4 Culture and Identity	111	(40)
Chapter 5 Race and Culture	151	(44)
Chapter 6 How the Left Got Cultured	195	(42)
Chapter 7 The Virtues of Cosmopolitanism, Complexity, and Taste	237	(14)
Index	251	(6)
About the Author	257

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Culture's Vanities The Paradox of Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World

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