The Corrosion of Character

The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism

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In <em>The Corrosion of Character</em>, Richard Sennett, "among the country's most distinguished thinkers . . . has concentrated into 176 pages a profoundly affecting argument" (<em>Business Week</em>) that draws on interviews with dismissed IBM executives, bakers, a bartender turned advertising executive, and many others to call into question the terms of our new economy. In his 1972 classic, <em>The Hidden Injuries of Class</em> (written with Jonathan Cobb), Sennett interviewed a man he called Enrico, a hardworking janitor whose life was structured by a union pay schedule and given meaning by his sacrifices for the future. In this new book-a #1 bestseller in Germany-Sennett explores the contemporary scene characterized by Enrico's son, Rico, whose life is more materially successful, yet whose work lacks long-term commitments or loyalties. Distinguished by Sennett's "combination of broad historical and literary learning and a reporter's willingness to walk into a store or factory [and] strike up a conversation" (<em>New York Times Book Review</em>), this book "challenges the reader to decide whether the flexibility of modern capitalism . . . is merely a fresh form of oppression" (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>, starred review). Praise for <em>The Corrosion of Character</em>: "A benchmark for our time."-Daniel Bell "[A]n incredibly insightful book."-William Julius Wilson "[A] remarkable synthesis of acute empirical observation and serious moral reflection."-Richard Rorty "[Sennett] offers abundant fresh insights . . . illuminated by his concern with people's struggle to give meaning to their lives."-[Memphis] <em>Commercial Appeal</em>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780393319873

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

208 x 141 x 12 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

1999

Verlag / Hersteller

Norton & Company