Summary:

In this dazzling book, Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert explore the
culture of the 'new individualism' generated by global capitalism,
and develop a major new perspective on the emotional experiences of
globalization.  

Notes:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the Revised
Edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Individualism for
beginners: When Caoimhe met Annie somewhere in global space; 2 Was
the free individual just a dream?: Snapshots of individualism and the
illusion of the good society; 3 Living in a privatized world: Coping
with globalization; 4 On the individualist arts of sex: Intimacy,
eroticism and the newly lost individual; 5 The self and other ethical
troubles: Ethics, social differences and the truths of
multiculturalism.

6 Surviving the new individualism: Living aggressively in deadly
worldsNotes on selected individuals; Bibliography and further
reading; Index;

Electronic reproduction.Available via World Wide Web.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 302.5 -- Social interaction
LCC Number: HM1276

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: 248 p.

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