The Emotional Logic of Capitalism: What Progressives Have Missed

by Martijn Konings

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The capitalist market, progressives bemoan, is a cold monster: it disrupts social bonds, erodes emotional attachments, and imposes an abstract utilitarian rationality. But what if such hallowed critiques are completely misleading? This book argues that the production of new sources of faith and enchantment is crucial to the dynamics of the capitalist economy. Distinctively secular patterns of attraction and attachment give modern institutions a...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804794472

ISBN13:9780804794473

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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