What holds us together: popular culture and social cohesion

"Faced by the increasing divisiveness and volatility of electoral politics, and the rise of illiberal fundamentalisms, the social sciences may seem to lack the imagination necessary to make sense of the world. In this unusual book of political psychology, based on the idea that we hold ourselve...

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Beteilige Person: Richards, Barry (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Brown, Joanne (MitwirkendeR), Figlio, Karl (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Karnac Books 2018
Schriftenreihe:Psychoanalysis and popular culture series
Psychoanalysis and popular culture series
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Links:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429484827
Zusammenfassung:"Faced by the increasing divisiveness and volatility of electoral politics, and the rise of illiberal fundamentalisms, the social sciences may seem to lack the imagination necessary to make sense of the world. In this unusual book of political psychology, based on the idea that we hold ourselves together through a combination of restraint and release, Barry Richards draws on psychoanalysis and its creative interpretations of everyday experience to consider the current malaise of politics in relation to the huge vitality of popular culture. In a wide-ranging analysis, that links topics as diverse as our experience of public utilities, the rise of counselling, and the changing impact of sexual scandal, he concludes with the proposal that a reconstruction of nationalism could make an important contribution to the renewal of democratic politics."--
Beschreibung:Description based on print version record
Umfang:1 online resource (xxvi, 105 pages.)
ISBN:9780429484827
0429484828