Bobos in Paradise

The New Upper Class and How They Got There

David Brooks examines the emergence of an American elite that combines bourgeois professional and economic ambitions with bohemian cultural values. He uses the term Bobos, short for bourgeois bohemians, to describe educated professionals whose attitudes toward work, consumption, morality, politics, and status blend countercultural ideals with capitalist success. The book traces how this new upper class developed and how its tastes and values shape contemporary American culture.

by David Brooks

Simon & Schuster · First published 2000 · 288 pages