Friendship in an Age of Economics - Resisting the Forces of Neoliberalism

Informationen zum Autor Todd May is Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of the Humanities at Clemson University. Klappentext Friendship in an Age of Economics is the first book not only to detail the relationships neoliberalism encourages us to have, but also to see how friendship can provide a bulwark of resistance to them. Written in an engaging style, it will be understandable to political theorists, philosophers, social scientists, and cultural theorists. Zusammenfassung Friendship in an Age of Economics is the first book not only to detail the relationships neoliberalism encourages us to have! but also to see how friendship can provide a bulwark of resistance to them. Written in an engaging style! it will be understandable to political theorists! philosophers! social scientists! and cultural theorists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: NeoliberalismChapter 2: FiguresChapter 3: The Figures of NeoliberalismChapter 4: Varieties of FriendshipChapter 5: Deep Friendships Appendix to Chapter 5Chapter 6: Friendship as Alternative to NeoliberalismChapter 7: Friendship as Resistance to NeoliberalismChapter 8: Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Todd May, May Todd
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2014
• EAN: 9780739192849
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9284-9
• No. of pages: 164
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Social & political philosophy, Economic theory & philosophy, social and political philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies