Bobos en el paraíso

Synopsis of Bobos en el paraíso

«Bobos en el paraíso» is the sociological essay by David Brooks, published by Grijalbo in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).

A sociological analysis of the new upper class, the «bobos» —bohemian bourgeois—, who merge capitalist ethics with the values of the hippie counterculture. David Brooks portrays how this group reconciles professional success with nonconformism and examines their consumption, lifestyle, and influence on politics and information culture.

Originally published as «Bobos in Paradise» in 2000; in Spanish it is part of the Arena abierta collection, translated by Bettina Blanch Tyroller.

For readers interested in sociology, cultural criticism, and analysis of the contemporary new affluent class.