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Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism
Eva Illouz
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Paperback. It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to each other; and that true love is opposed to calculation and self-interest. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to each other; and that true love is opposed to calculation and self-interest.
Eva Illouz rejects these conventional ideas and argues that the culture of capitalism has fostered an intensely emotional culture in the workplace, in the family, and in our own relationship to ourselves. She argues that economic relations have become deeply emotional, while close, intimate relationships have become increasingly defined by economic and political ... Read more
It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to each other; and that true love is opposed to calculation and self-interest.
Eva Illouz rejects these conventional ideas and argues that the culture of capitalism has fostered an intensely emotional culture in the workplace, in the family, and in our own relationship to ourselves. She argues that economic relations have become deeply emotional, while close, intimate relationships have become increasingly defined by economic and political ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745639055
SKU
V9780745639055
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About Eva Illouz
E. Illouz, Professor of Sociology, The Hebrew University of Jersalem
Reviews for Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism
“Well written, conceptually rich, and a welcome addition to the critical literature on emotion. It stands in juxtaposition to the dominant psychological models of emotion that have been unreflectively and uncritically reproduced, especially in organizational behaviour texts.” British Journal of Sociology "Illuminates the contemporary expansion of therapeutic models of self and relationships into all aspects of life." Meghan ... Read more