The Culture of Narcissism
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| Author | Christopher Lasch |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Culture of the United States |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations (1979), by Christopher Lasch, is a psychological and cultural, artistic and historical synthesis that explores the roots and ramifications of the normalization of pathological narcissism in 20th-century American culture. For the mass-market edition published in September of the same year, Lasch won the 1980 US National Book Award in the category Current Interest (paperback).