Download Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There by David Brooks PDF

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By: David Brooks

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Key ideas from the book

  • The term “Bobo” describes a blend of bourgeois and bohemian values.
  • The book examines a new upper class and its distinctive lifestyle.
  • It considers how capitalist enterprise and countercultural values coexist.
  • It explores the cultural consequences of the information age.
  • Its comic-sociological approach may appeal to readers interested in social class and contemporary culture.

About Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There by David Brooks

In Bobos in Paradise, David Brooks uses “Bobo”—a blend of bourgeois and bohemian—to describe an upper class that combines capitalist enterprise with countercultural values. The book examines the habits and tastes associated with this hybrid culture.

Presented as “comic sociology,” Brooks’s account considers the cultural consequences of the information age. It may interest readers exploring social class, changing lifestyles, and the ways business culture and bohemian sensibilities intersect.

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