Winning : reflections on an American obsession /
Francesco Duina.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
- x, 237 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem -- Differentiation -- I win, therefore I am right -- The quest for space -- Powers and limitations -- Types of winners and losers -- Process versus outcomes -- Injecting value -- Awareness and competition -- Our restlessness.
Social values--United States. Losers--United States. Success--United States. Failure (Psychology) Competition (Psychology) National characteristics, American.