Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation
As the products, people and catchphrases pile up, Triumph of the Yuppies can feel, for better and worse, like a lost verse of Billy Joel’s boomer anthem We Didn’t Start the Fire ... Thankfully, there are some through lines.
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Entertaining ... McGrath doesn’t offer a novel sociological interpretation of the yuppies ... You have seen this movie before. If you’re old enough, you were in it. It’s fun to rewatch, though.
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McGrath neatly integrates his comprehensive research with brief, magazine-style profiles ... Those who lived through the time will find themselves nodding (and perhaps smiling) in recognition at McGrath's concise evocations of shared cultural touchstones.
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