The Well-Tempered Self: Citizenship, Culture, and the Postmodern Subject
Miller argues that capitalism's democratic politics requires selfless, community-minded citizens, while its economics depends on selfish, utilitarian consumers. To fulfil these conflicting needs for political order and economic prosperity, powerful cultural forces are employed to instill a sense of ethical incompleteness. Citizens are then offered political, cultural and economic opportunities to become better, happier and more fulfilled - opportunities that, in turn, encourage loyalty to both the political and economic systems. In a series of case studies that demonstrate this process, Miller examines mass entertainment, political discourse,…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8018-4604-5
- EAN: 9780801846045
- Produktnummer: 9431836
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.0 cm x D1.8 cm 417 g
- Gewicht: 417
- Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.
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