{"product_id":"fall-of-public-man","title":"Fall Of Public Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Sennett''s \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Public Man\u003c\/i\u003e examines the growing imbalance between private and public experience, and asks what can bring us to reconnect with our communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Are we now so self-absorbed that we take little interest in the world beyond our own lives? Or has public life left no place for individuals to participate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Tracing the changing nature of urban society from the eighteenth century to the world we now live in, and the decline of involvement in political life in recent decades, Richard Sennett discusses the causes of our social withdrawal. His landmark study of the imbalance of modern civilization provides a fascinating perspective on the relationship between public life and the cult of the individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Brilliant ... One admires the breadth of Professor Sennett''s erudition, the reach of his historical imagination, the doggedness of his analysis ... Buy this book and read it. Ironically, it may provide a key to happiness''\u003cbr\u003e  Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''A powerful argument for a more formal public culture and a swipe against the rise of a self-indulgent counter-culture''\u003cbr\u003e  Melissa Benn, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''A provocative book ... Sennett brings us to an undeniably recognizable place, the contemporary urban scene''\u003cbr\u003e  Richard Todd, \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRichard Sennett''s\u003c\/b\u003e previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Public Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Corrosion of Character\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlesh and Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRespect\u003c\/i\u003e. He was founder director of the New York Institute for the Humanities, and is now University Professor at New York University and Academic Governor and Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320237334910,"sku":"NW9780141007571","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141007571.jpg?v=1778238820","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/fall-of-public-man","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}