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THE WELL-TEMPERED SELF
CITIZENSHIP, CULTURE, AND THE POSTMODERN SUBJECT |
| By: |
Toby Miller |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0801846048 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780801846045 |
| Publisher: |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 1993 |
| Series: |
Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Miller contends that the modern capitalist state musters a variety of mixed messages about the nature of citizenship and the self. Using case studies, he examines mass entertainment, political discourse, and methods of resistance to powerful cultural forces. |
| Synopsis: |
In "The Well-Tempered Self", Miller contends that the modern capitalist state musters a variety of mixed messages about the nature of citizenship and the self. 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, and methods of resistance to these powerful cultural forces. |
| Illustrations: |
No |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |