Country of exiles the destruction of place in American life - Leach, William, 1944-; ebrary, Inc. (New York : Vintage Books, 2000)
Introduction: Veblen in Silicon Valley -- Intermodal highways and gateways, visible and invisible -- The landscape of the temporary -- "A wonderful sense of place": tourism and gambling to the rescue -- Educating for the road: American universities in a global age -- Cosmopolitanism and the art of mopping up -- Conclusion: Veblen revisited.
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Keywords: National characteristics, American; United States -- Civilization -- 1970-; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001.; Electronic books