Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society |
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| Editor:
| Braun, Jerome
Langman, Lauren |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-84601-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding post-modern consumer society. It examines the escapist potentials for good and for ill in modern society - those fostered by commercial interests, and those maintained by individuals and groups as their form of resisting alienation.
This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding post-modern consumer society. It examines the escapist potentials for good and for ill in modern society - those fostered by commercial interests, and those maintained by individuals and groups as their form of resisting alienation.