Title: The cynical society
First published: 1991
Description: The Cynical Society is a study of the political despair and abdication of (individual) responsibility Goldfarb calls cynicism--a central but unexamined aspect of contemporary American political and social life. Goldfarb reveals with vivid strokes how cynicism undermines our capacity to think about society's strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on thinkers from Alexis de Tocqueville to Allan Bloom and on such recent works as Beloved, Bonfire of the Vanities, and Mississippi Burning, The Cynical Society celebrates cultural pluralism's role in democracy.
Subjects: Civilization, Cynicism, History, Politics and culture, Social aspects, Social aspects of Cynicism, Social conditions, United states, civilization, 1970-, United states, social conditions, 1980-, United states, politics and government, Popular culture, united states
Places: United States
Time periods: 1970-, 1980-, 20th century
LC classification: E169.12 .G63 1991