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The Well-tempered Self

Citizenship, Culture and the Postmodern Subject

  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • 15 x 22.8 x 1.8 cm

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In "The Well-Tempered Self", Miller contends that the modern capitalist state musters a variety of mixed messages about the nature of citizenship and the self. Miller argues that capitalism's democratic politics requires selfless, community-minded citizens, while its economics depends on selfish, utilitarian consumers. To fulfil these conflicting needs for political order and economic prosperity, powerful cultural forces are employed to instill a sense of "ethical incompleteness". Citizens are then offered political, cultural and economic opportunities to become better, happier and more fulfilled - opportunities that, in turn, encourage loyalty to both the political and economic systems. In a series of case studies that demonstrate this process, Miller examines mass entertainment, political discourse, and methods of resistance to these powerful cultural forces.
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  • Author

    Toby Miller (cardiff University)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Johns Hopkins University Press

  • Published

    December 1993

  • Weight

    418g

  • Page Count

    320

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.8 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780801846045

  • ISBN-10

    0801846048

  • Eden Code

    4583038

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