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Free Time

The Forgotten American Dream

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

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Free Time

The Forgotten American Dream

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

Has the "American Dream" become an unrealistic utopian fantasy, or have we simply forgotten what we are working for? In his topical book, Free Time, Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt examines the way that progress, once defined as more of the good things in life as well as more free time to enjoy them, has come to be understood only as economic growth and more work, forevermore. Hunnicutt provides an incisive intellectual, cultural, and political history of the original "American Dream" from the colonial days to the present. Taking his cue from Walt Whitman's "higher progress," he follows the traces of that dream, cataloging the myriad voices that prepared for and lived in an opening "realm of freedom." Free Time reminds Americans of the forgotten, best part of the "American Dream"-that more and more of our lives might be lived freely, with an enriching family life, with more time to enjoy nature, friendship, and the adventures of the mind and of the spirit.

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236

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Temple University Press

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1439907153

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9781439907153

Work Without End

Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

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Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

Tracing the political, intellectual, and social dialogues that changed the American concept of progress in terms of labor.

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418

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Temple University Press

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1439906998

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9781439906996

Kellogg's Six-hour Day

By: Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt

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Kellogg's Six-hour Day

By: Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt

On December 1, 1930, W K Kellogg replaced the three daily eight-hour shifts in his cereal plant with four six-hour shifts. By adding on a new shift he created jobs. When World War II ended, Kellogg's managers abandoned the six-hour shift and began to define progress as more work for more people. This book documents the struggle of workers.

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276

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Temple University Press

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1566394481

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9781566394482

The Age of Experiences

Harnessing Happiness to Build a New Economy

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

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The Age of Experiences

Harnessing Happiness to Build a New Economy

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

In The Age of Experiences, Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt examines how the advance of happiness science is impacting the economy, making possible new experience-products that really make people happy and help forward-looking businesses expand and develop new technologies. In today’s marketplace there is less interest in goods and services and more interest in buying and selling personal improvements and experiences. Hunnicutt traces how this historical shift in consumption to the “softer” technologies of happiness represents not only a change in the modern understanding of progress, but also a practical, economic transformation, profoundly shaping our work and the ordering of our life goals. Based on incisive historical research, Hunnicutt demonstrates that we have begun to turn from material wealth to focus on the enrichment of our personal and social lives. The Age of Experiences shows how industry, technology, and the general public are just beginning to realize the potential of the new economy. Exploring the broader implications of this historical shift, Hunnicutt concludes that the new demand for experiences will result in the reduction of work time, the growth of jobs, and the regeneration of virtue—altogether an increasingly healthy public life.

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309

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Temple University Press

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1439917108

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9781439917107

Affirmative Action, Hate Speech, and Tenure

Narratives About Race and Law in the Academy

By: Benjamin Baez

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Affirmative Action, Hate Speech, and Tenure

Narratives About Race and Law in the Academy

By: Benjamin Baez

Uniquely positioned as both a scholar and an attorney, Benjamin Baez provides a thought-provoking exploration on the current debate surrounding race and academic institutions.

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216

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Routledge

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1136699368

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The Man who was Rip Van Winkle

Joseph Jefferson and Nineteenth-century American Theatre

By: Benjamin McArthur

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The Man who was Rip Van Winkle

Joseph Jefferson and Nineteenth-century American Theatre

By: Benjamin McArthur

The most beloved American comedic actor of the nineteenth century, Joseph Jefferson made his name as Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle. In this book, a compelling blend of biography and theatrical and cultural history, Benjamin McArthur chronicles Jefferson's remarkable career and offers a lively and original account of the heroic age of the American theatre. Joe Jefferson's entire life was spent on the stage, from the age of Jackson to the dawn of motion pictures. He extensively toured the United States as well as Australia and Great Britain. An ever-successful career (including acclaim as painter and memoirist) put him in the company of the great actors, artists, and writers of the day, including Edwin Forrest, Edwin Booth, John Singer Sargent, and William Dean Howells. This book rescues a brilliant figure and places him, appropriately enough, on center stage of a pivotal time for American theatre. McArthur explores the personalities of the period, the changing theatrical styles and their audiences, the touring life, and the wide and varied culture of theatre. Through the life of Jefferson, McArthur is able to illuminate an era.

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458

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Yale University Press

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0300122322

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9780300122329

Work Without End

Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

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Work Without End

Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work

By: Benjamin Hunnicutt

Tracing the political, intellectual, and social dialogues that changed the American concept of progress in terms of labor.

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Temple University Press

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Book's by Benjamin Hunnicutt

Free Time

Free Time

Work Without End

Work Without End

Kellogg's Six-hour Day

Kellogg's Six-hour Day

The Age of Experiences

The Age of Experiences

Affirmative Action, Hate Speech, and Tenure

Affirmative Action, Hate Speech, and Tenure

The Man who was Rip Van Winkle

The Man who was Rip Van Winkle

Work Without End

Work Without End

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