Together
Subtitle: the rituals, pleasures and politics of cooperation
By: Richard Sennett
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780713998740
Subjects: Cooperativeness; History
Description: Living with people who differ - racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically - is one of the most difficult challenges facing us. Modern politics emphasizes unity and similarity, encouraging the politics of the tribe rather than of complexity. This title explores why this has happened and what might be done about it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE Cooperation Shaped; title: 1.`The Social Question' Reformers in Paris Explore a Puzzle; title: 2.The Fragile Balance Competition and Cooperation in Nature and Culture; title: 3.The `Great Unsettling' How the Reformation Transformed Cooperation; title: pt. TWO Cooperation Weakened; title: 4.Inequality Imposed and Absorbed in Childhood; title: 5.The Social Triangle How Social Relations Become Embittered at Work; title: 6.The Uncooperative Self The Psychology of Withdrawal; title: pt. THREE Cooperation Strengthened; title: 7.The Workshop Making and Repairing; title: 8.Everyday Diplomacy Reformation Conversations Put to Practical Use; title: 9.The Community Practising Commitment.