The Cynical Society
The Culture of Politics and the Politics of Culture in American Life
The Cynical Society
The Culture of Politics and the Politics of Culture in American Life
207 pages | 6 x 9 | © 1991
Culture Studies:
History: American History
Political Science: American Government and Politics, Political and Social Theory
Sociology: Collective Behavior, Mass Communication, Social Change, Social Movements, Political Sociology, Sociology of Arts--Leisure, Sports
Table of Contents
1. Cynicism and the American Way of Politics
2. Cynicism as a Cultural Form
3. Mass Society as the Underside of Democracy
4. Democracy in America
5. The Decline and Fall of American Culture?
6. Ideology and the American Left: The Pursuit of Obscurity
7. Ideology on the American Right—A Clear and Present Danger
8. The Crisis in Education
9. The New Treason of the Intellectuals: A Critique of Ideological Critique
10. Cynicism and the American Dilemma
11. Cynicism, Fundamentalism, and the Prospects for Democratic Culture
Notes
Index
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