The sentimentality that is sometimes an unconscious compensatory gesture in a time of ruthless materialism expressed itself in the idyllic Poems of Childhood (1896), by Eugene Field, and the rural dialect Rhymes of Childhood (1891), by James Whitcomb Riley.
Although we talk about the 1980s and 1990s as a time of extreme materialism, entering college students today are more likely than ever before to say it's important to them to be wealthy.
Fifty years later, Ferlinghetti wrote of Ginsberg "his insurgent voice is needed more than ever, in this time of rampant materialism, militarism, nationalism, and omnivorous corporate monoculture eating up the world".
For our family, it's because Chalica is a perfect complement to all the wonderful parts of the Yultide while also serving as an ideal counterpoint to the negative that so often accompanies this time of year (materialism, segregation of beliefs, etc).. Chalica also offers a simplicity and flexibility enabling it to meld seamlessly into other festivities.
There is something infectiously melancholic in this poetic reflection on the passing of time, the vanities of materialism and the tragic wastage of personal betrayal.
She's transported back to the cradle of civilisation and a time before materialism took precedence.
The second part covers the history of materialism from the time of Kant.
He was also writing his most famous book, The History of Materialism, during this time.
Subjective well-being among adolescent consumers: the effects of materialism, compulsive buying, and time affluence.
For a time this could be romanticized as a rejection of materialism and an appreciation of the joys of flexibility.
In his Grundlegung der mathematischen Psychologie (1865b), also written during this time, he indicated that he had already finished his History of Materialism.
