The Cynical Society: The Culture of Politics and the Politics of Culture in American Life
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The Cynical Society is a study of the political despair and abdication of (individual) responsibility Goldfarb calls cynicism--a central but unexamined aspect of contemporary American political and social life. Goldfarb reveals with vivid strokes how cynicism undermines our capacity to think about society's strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on thinkers from Alexis de Tocqueville to Allan Bloom and on such recent works as Beloved, Bonfire...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226301060
ISBN13:9780226301068
Release Date:April 1991
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:207 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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