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Engagement and disengagement : class, authority, politics, and intellectuals
Title
Engagement and disengagement : class, authority, politics, and intellectuals / Howard Schneiderman.
ISBN
131510007X
1351585002
1351585010
9781315100074
9781351585002
9781351585019
1138296341
113829635X
1351584995
9781138296343
9781138296350
9781351584999
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 306 pages)
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Summary
"Part dialogue, part debate between Howard Schneiderman and a small number of social theorists, Engagement and Disengagement represents the culmination of a life's work in social theory. On the one hand, it is about cohesive social, cultural, and intellectual forces, such as authority, community, status, and the sacred, that tie us together, and on the other hand, about forces such as alienation, politics, and economic warfare that pull us apart. With a blend of humanism and social science, Engagement and Disengagement highlight this two-culture solution to understanding social and cultural history."--Provided by publisher
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Schneiderman, Howard G. Engagement and disengagement. New York, NY : Routledge, 2018
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: authority, egalitarianism and leadership
Authority and legitimacy
Charisma and authority
Authority patterns in colonial New England
The American dream
Political clubs, parties, and radicalism
The strange career of political sociology in America
Liberalism and the democratic spirit
Talent, wealth and power
Success and leadership
Class and authority in the Oval Office
The Horatio Alger myth and the Supreme Court
Life and death of the Protestant establishment
Stress, crisis, and psycho-history
Hindrances to good citizenship
Legislating social and political mores
Pacifism and utopian thought
Authority versus conviction.
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Electronic books.
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