{"product_id":"haven-in-a-heartless-world-9780393313031","title":"Haven in a Heartless World","description":"One of the earliest and sharpest cultural commentators to investigate the twentieth-century American family, Christopher Lasch argues in this book that as social science \"experts\" intrude more and more into our lives, the family's vital role as the moral and social cornerstone of society disintegrates--and, left unchecked, so does our political and personal freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Lasch combines an analytic overview of the psychological and sociological literature on the American family with his own trenchant analysis of where the problem lies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLasch, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Lasch\u003c\/strong\u003e (1932-1994), professor of history at the University of Rochester, wrote, among many other works, \u003cem\u003eThe True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics\u003c\/em\u003e and the best-selling \u003cem\u003eRevolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523564605714,"sku":"9780393313031","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_372f1e97-0879-48af-ab73-bbb73d4a6474.jpg?v=1731152680","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/haven-in-a-heartless-world-9780393313031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}