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Slow Culture and the American Dream - A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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Slow Culture and the American Dream - A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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Is the USA hospitable to the slow movement? The land of fast food,
get-rich-quick schemes, and 24/7 news feeds? In Slow Culture and
the American Dream: A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the
Twenty-First Century, Mary Caputi argues that the slow movement has
much to teach the United States at this moment in time. Although
the philosophy of slow is in many ways at odds with the prevalent
American Dream, the current setting demands that we heed its
teachings. It is especially urgent that the climate crisis that
makes us to rethink our fast-paced, ever-accelerating lifestyle so
that we can lighten our carbon footprint and decelerate if not
reverse the damage done to the planet. Equally important, however,
is the movement's mandate that we slow down and savor life,
focusing on quality, beauty, and calm rather than quantity and
speed. Slow Food, Cittaslow (slow cities), slow fashion, slow
travel, and slow parenting are examples of a philosophy that seeks
to shift our focus away from "progress" as currently understood and
revalue quality-of-life issues. Drawing deeply on her involvement
with Slow Food and Cittaslow, the author advocates mainstreaming
the philosophy of slow and thus reprioritizing the American Dream
in ways that sustain the planet and teach Americans to develop a
more refined aesthetic principle.
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