Growing Up Absurd
Problems of Youth in the Organized Society (New York Review Books Classics)
Paul Goodman
Growing Up Absurd is a classic of anarchist thought by writer and social theorist Paul Goodman. It offers a sharp critique of the unhappiness of young people as a concentrated form of America's corporate capitalist society, which lacks meaningful work. Goodman's text became a defining text of the New Left and had a surprise success upon publication in 1960, making him one of America's most unusual and trenchant critics. At a time of renascent leftism, his work remains as relevant as ever.
Publish Date
1962-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
1962-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1960
Goodreads Rating
3.78
ISBN
9781590175811
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-03-09T18:55:32.000Z
@RichardAbowitz One of the most influential books in terms of starting the counterculture has become almost completely forgotten. In a similar way, Charles Reich's The Greening of America has also disappeared.... – source