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Respect Richard Sennett

Respect By Richard Sennett

Respect by Richard Sennett


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Summary

This text looks at the pivotal role respect plays in contemporary society. Drawing on his own experience, Sennett examines what has gone wrong with the modern world and argues that respect is the glue that keeps society together and a serious factor in social change.

Respect Summary

Respect: The Formation of Character in a World of Inequality by Richard Sennett

RESPECT looks at the pivotal role respect plays in contemporary society. Drawing on his own experience as a left-wing activist and idealist in the US and the UK, Sennett here examines what has gone wrong with the modern world and argues that respectis the glue that keeps society together and a serious factor in social change.

About Richard Sennett

Richard Sennett's previous works include The Fall of Public Man, The Corrosion of Character and Flesh and Stone. He taught for many years at the New York Institute of the Humanities and is now a Professor at the London School of Economics.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Scarcity of respect: memories of Cabrini; what respect means. Part 2 An inquest on respect: unequal talent; the shame of dependence; compassion which wounds. Part 3 An argument about welfare: bureaucratic respect; liberated welfare. Part 4 Character and social structure: the mutual in mutual respect; a character turned outward; the politics of respect.

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GOR001789607
9780713996173
071399617X
Respect: The Formation of Character in a World of Inequality by Richard Sennett
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Books Ltd
20030130
304
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