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The Politics of Authenticity
Marshall Berman
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Description for The Politics of Authenticity
Paperback. Explores the historical experiences and needs out of which the new radicalism arose. Focussing on eighteenth-century Paris, a time and place in which a modern form of society was just coming into its own, this book shows how the ideal of authenticity - of a self that could organize the individual's energy and direct it toward his own happiness. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448.
In this acclaimed exploration of the search for "authentic" individual identity, Marshall Berman explores the historical experiences and needs out of which this new radicalism arose. Focussing on eighteenth-century Paris, a time and place in which a distinctively modern form of society was just coming into its own, Berman shows how the ideal of authenticity-of a self that could organize the individual's energy and direct it toward his own happiness-articulated eighteenth-century man's deepest responses to this brave new world, and his most ardent hope for a new life in it. Exploring in particular the ideas of Montesquieu and Rousseau, Berman ... Read more
In this acclaimed exploration of the search for "authentic" individual identity, Marshall Berman explores the historical experiences and needs out of which this new radicalism arose. Focussing on eighteenth-century Paris, a time and place in which a distinctively modern form of society was just coming into its own, Berman shows how the ideal of authenticity-of a self that could organize the individual's energy and direct it toward his own happiness-articulated eighteenth-century man's deepest responses to this brave new world, and his most ardent hope for a new life in it. Exploring in particular the ideas of Montesquieu and Rousseau, Berman ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844674404
SKU
V9781844674404
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About Marshall Berman
Marshall Berman was Distinguished Professor of Political Science at City College of New York and CCNY Graduate Center, where he taught Political Theory and Urban Studies and is the author of The Politics of Authenticity, All That Is Solid Melts into Air, and On the Town.
Reviews for The Politics of Authenticity
Marshall Berman is one of our liveliest and most generous interpreters of Marx ... brimming with ideas and romance. He can help us learn to create ourselves while we try to change the world.
The Nation
Berman's writing is scholarly but jargon-free, anchored in modern references but with a strong sense of history, and animated by a generous ... Read more
The Nation
Berman's writing is scholarly but jargon-free, anchored in modern references but with a strong sense of history, and animated by a generous ... Read more