Abundance for What?
David Riesman
Routledge
<span>This
 classic collection of essays by Riesman discusses the implications of 
affluence in America. Riesman maintains that the question that should be
 raised by wealth has shifted over time from how to obtain wealth to how
 to make use of it. Another key theme concerns issues relevant to higher
 education, such as academic freedom. This book examines the notion that
 America is not as open a society as it may appear to be; it shows how 
social science may be used to explain why this is so. In a brilliant, 
lengthy reevaluation Riesman both clarifies and revises that earlier 
assessment with unusual luster and candor.</span>