Chris Lehmann Bücher

The book critiques the merging of mass and popular culture, arguing that it creates a false sense of choice driven by marketing. Chris Lehmann draws on various cultural critiques, including insights from Edward Shils and Jonathan Franzen, to challenge the notion that mass entertainment is genuinely chosen. He calls for a revival of meaningful culture that transcends market value, positioning this work as part of a modern pamphlet series aimed at provoking thought and challenging conventional beliefs about culture and elitism.

Chris Lehmann lays bare the various dogmas and delusions that prop up plutocratic rule in the post-meltdown age. It's a humorous and harrowing tale of warped populism, phony reform, and blind deference to the nation's financial elite. A concise and easy-to-use guide, Rich People Things catalogs the fortifications that shelter the opulent from the resentments of the hoi polloi. From ideological stanchions such as the Free Market through the castellation of media including The New York Times and Wired magazine, to gatekeepers such as David Brooks, Steve Forbes, and Alan Greenspan, Lehmann covers the vast array of comforting and comprehensive protections that allow the?ber-privileged to maintain their iron grip on almost half of America's wealth. With chapters on Malcolm Gladwell, the Supreme Court, the Memoir?and brand new material on Frank Gehry, Social Media, and Tax Cuts?no one is spared from Lehmann's pointed prose. -- Publisher's website