A brief but engaging look at the importance of trust. Gert Tinggaard Svendsen explores how to cultivate this elusive feeling--and why developing trust is so important for maintaining a happy, stable, and economically sound society. Without it, societies become more corrupt and legal systems cannot guarantee justice. Why do Nordic countries like ......
A collection of writings by a fascinating thinker in the history of Marxism, Antonio Gramsci, who wrote on subjects from folklore to philosophy, popular culture to political strategy. The volume features an introduction by a leading Marxist historian, a biographical introduction and a glossary.
Argues that understanding America's role in the development of global civil society will help achieve cultural and spiritual freedom, political equality and economic cooperation in the world.
Personal, compassionate, moving--and illustrated with the authors photographs --Merrifield revives both the legacy and meaning of Gramscis work and the dying art of belles lettres. Roses for Gramsci is an evocative and indelible book.
Realizing Society's Threefold Unity, A New Goetheanism
We live in a time of multiple challenges to our rights and freedoms - not only in authoritarian regimes but also in liberal democracies around the globe. As the storm clouds of crisis gather, Rudolf Steiners social vision - now a century old - offers a clear way forward. Radical in his time and still so today,
'The first edition of this book brought difficult questions about selfhood together with equally awkward issues of power and the 'social'. Not since Mead or Goffman, perhaps, had this been attempted in such a useful way, and in such an assured and accessible text...This completely reworked second edition retains all of these virtues, and takes the original analysis into new territory, not least with new chapters on gender and class...If you're interested in identity - particularly how identity 'works' - this book is essential reading' - Richard Jenkins, Professor of Sociology, Sheffield University 'This is a foundational book, beautifully framed for this new century. The old theories of self and identity must be revisited in these times of global and cultural transformation. What kinds of selves are now available to us? Which theories best help us make sense out of who we are today. Burkitt brilliantly charts a path through this complex set of issues, and we owe him a huge debt for doing so' - Norman K. Denzin, Distinguished Research Professor of Communications, Sociology and Humanities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign This new, completely revised version builds on the popular success of the first edition. It seeks to answer the basic social question of 'who am I?' by developing an understanding of self-identity as formed in social relations and social activity. Comprehensive, jargon-free and authoritative, it will be required reading on courses in self and society, identity and personality formation. Praise for the First Edition: 'A masterpiece of scholarly analysis and a book that should be read by anyone interested in either personality or social behaviour' - Contemporary Psychology 'Burkitt deserves praise for the clarity with which he presents his overview of the relevant theories, for the cogency which he offers his own critiques of these theories, and for his commitment to thinking dialectically about the self' - Theory & Psychology 'A very valuable contribution to its field' - Sociology 'Burkitt offers a discerning discussion ! the volume is essential reading for anyone concerned with this challenging problem' - Choice
A relation of cruel optimism exists when something you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing. Offering bold new ways of conceiving the present, Lauren Berlant describes the cruel optimism that has prevailed since the 1980s, as the social-democratic promise of the postwar period in the United States and Europe has retracted. People ......
