Anxiety of Ascent - Middle-Class Narratives in Germany and America

Riassunto

This intriguing book examines Max Weber’s disenchantment thesis, engaging with the idea that modern life was to be experienced as a flat procession of mechanical experiences and empty consumer consolations through a study of the lifeways of the middle-class.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Scott Doidge, Scott (La Trobe University Doidge
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138577299
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57729-9
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: Morality, Society and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; USA, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social & cultural history, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Social classes, TV & society, Media studies: TV and society