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The Rise of Silas Lapham (Nonsuch Classics)
by W.D. Howells
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing (2005-06-30)
ISBN: 1845880412
EAN: 9781845880415
Dewy Decimal #: 813.4
Paperback: 378 pages
SKU: B459-1231
Condition: New
Comments: In stock - Immediate despatch from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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Customer Reviews
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19th century satire with modern relevance
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-09-21
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am sure that most people who read this book will do so because they are studying 19th century American fiction. But I would also recommend this to others for three reasons.Firstly, and most importantly for a satire, this is actually quite a funny novel. Secondly, the targets of its satire are diverse and still relevant today: class and status, the price to be paid both by society and individuals for economic progress, the value systems of capitalism.
Thirdly, it is a worked example of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs for anyone in need of one(MBA students?).
As an added bonus a crucial plot twist is concerned with cost accounting - and how many novels can boast that?
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