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Faded Mosaic
Christopher Clausen
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Description for Faded Mosaic
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Contrary to today's widespread emphasis on "cultural diversity," the United States has become not a multicultural society but the world's first post-cultural society. Cultures, Christopher Clausen argues, have lost power over both public and private behavior. This largely unrecognized transformation has enormous importance for every area of American life, from marriage to politics. One of its most prevalent social expressions is an aimless, conformist individualism—because there is no longer any source of authority or value outside the self. The multiculturalism of leftist politics and the family values of the right are both futile expressions of nostalgia for a world (differently ... Read more
Contrary to today's widespread emphasis on "cultural diversity," the United States has become not a multicultural society but the world's first post-cultural society. Cultures, Christopher Clausen argues, have lost power over both public and private behavior. This largely unrecognized transformation has enormous importance for every area of American life, from marriage to politics. One of its most prevalent social expressions is an aimless, conformist individualism—because there is no longer any source of authority or value outside the self. The multiculturalism of leftist politics and the family values of the right are both futile expressions of nostalgia for a world (differently ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566634250
SKU
V9781566634250
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About Christopher Clausen
Christopher Clausen is professor of English at the Pennsylvania State University and lives in State College, Pennsylvania. He has also written My Life with President Kennedy and The Place of Poetry.
Reviews for Faded Mosaic
Clausen treats these crucial questions with acumen, balance, and unpedantic style.
Peter Heinegg
America: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture
A crucial addition to the multi-culturalist debate...describes modern American life with disheartening accuracy.
Eric Adler
Partisan Review
A provocative book that sets forth an uncomfortable truth: a cafeteria culture will serve nothing but ... Read more
Peter Heinegg
America: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture
A crucial addition to the multi-culturalist debate...describes modern American life with disheartening accuracy.
Eric Adler
Partisan Review
A provocative book that sets forth an uncomfortable truth: a cafeteria culture will serve nothing but ... Read more