Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation.

Yuppies; Wall Street (New York, N.Y.); Corporate capitalism

Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation by Tom McGrath is a penetrating study that explores the impact of the yuppie generation in the 1980s. McGrath examines how yuppies, or young urban professionals, gentrified American cities, embraced consumerism, and embraced Ronald Reagan's vision of unfettered corporate capitalism. The author also highlights the negative consequences of this era, such as the loss of manufacturing jobs in rust belt towns. This book provides a beguiling look at the widening gap between the elite and the working class during the 1980s. [Extracted from the article]