Ego & soul
Subtitle: the modern West in search of meaning
By: John Carroll.
Publisher: Counterpoint
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781582435534
Subjects: Civilization, Western; Civilization, Modern -- 1950-; Social history -- 1970-; Western countries -- Social conditions; Meaning (Philosophy); Social values; Quality of life; Conduct of life
Other titles: Ego and soul
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Five theses; title: pt. 1. Battlegrounds; title: Work; title: Sport; title: Love; title: Lower-middle-class culture; title: pt. 2. Nihilism and consumerism; title: Self-hatred in high culture; title: The modern university; title: Shopping; title: Tourism; title: pt. 3. New dynamism; title: Democracy; title: The motor car; title: The do-it-yourself home; title: The personal computer; title: Nature; title: pt. 4. The future; title: The nightmare; title: if it all goes wrong; title: Resilience.