{"product_id":"respect-4","title":"Respect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Sennett''s \u003ci\u003eRespect: The Formation of Character in an Age of Equality \u003c\/i\u003eis a provocative and timely examination of the forces that erode respect in modern society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Unlike food, respect costs nothing. Why, then, should it be in short supply?''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Respect can be attained by gaining success, by developing talents, through financial independence and by helping others. But, Sennett argues, many who are not able to achieve the demands of today''s meritocracy lose the esteem that should be given to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  From his childhood in a poor Chicago housing project to the contrasting methods of care practised by a nun and a social worker, from the harmonious interaction of musicians to the welfare system, Sennett explores the ways in which mutual respect can forge bonds across the divide of inequality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''One of the boldest social thinkers of his generation ... [Sennett] has a genius for revealing the roots of our discontents''\u003cbr\u003e  Boyd Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Dazzling ... an elegant mix of interview, anecdote and wide research''\u003cbr\u003e  Jenny Turner, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eThis is the voice of a prophet''\u003cbr\u003e  Scott McLemee, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Wise and humane ... Sennett has set his sights on that most daring of missions: to make the world a better place''\u003cbr\u003e  Alain de Botton, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Wholly engrossing ... [Sennett] explores ways of preserving an equality of respect''\u003cbr\u003e  Alan Ryan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRichard Sennett''s \u003c\/b\u003eprevious works include \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Public Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Corrosion of Character, Respect\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Flesh and Stone \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Craftsman\u003c\/i\u003e. He taught for many years at the New York Institute of the Humanities and is now a Professor at the London School of Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320205353342,"sku":"NW9780141007564","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141007564.jpg?v=1778240422","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/respect-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}