| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-286) and index. |
| Summary |
Drawing on hundreds of interviews and original research, Hochschild follows the incursions of the market into every stage of intimate life and reveals a world in which the most intuitive and emotional of human acts have become work for hire. |
| Contents |
You have three seconds -- The legend of the lemon tree -- For as long as we both shall live -- Our baby, her womb -- My womb, their baby -- It takes a service mall -- Making six-year-olds laugh is harder than you think -- A high score in family memory creation -- Importing family values -- I was invisible to myself -- Nolan enjoys my father for me -- Anything you pay for is better -- I would have done it if she'd been my mother -- Endings. |
| Subject |
Families -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.
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Interpersonal relations and culture -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780805088892: $27.00 |
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080508889X |
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