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Reinventing Political Culture


Reinventing Political Culture

The Power of Culture versus the Culture of Power
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von: Jeffrey C. Goldfarb

16,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 09.05.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9780745637488
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 200

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The way people think and act politically is not set in stone. People can and do change the fundamental cultural contours of their political situation. Their political culture does not only restrict imagination and action - it is also a resource for political creativity and invention. In Reinventing Political Culture, this resource is uncovered and explored. <p>Analyzed as a tension between the power of culture and the culture of power, the concept of political culture is reinvented and applied to understanding the practice of people transforming their own political culture in very different circumstances. Three instances of such reinvention are closely examined: one historic, during the twilight of the Soviet empire; one actively in process and actively opposed, ‘the Obama revolution'; and one an apparent distant dream, the power of culture and the culture of power that would avoid ‘the clash of<br /> civilizations' in the Middle East.</p> <p>In accessible and engaging prose, Goldfarb clearly and forcefully presents students and scholars of sociology, comparative politics, and cultural studies with an original position on political culture, showing how the political cultures of our times pose not only grave dangers, but also opportunities for creative alternatives.</p>
Chapter 1 Introduction<br />Chapter 2 Reinventing the Concept<br />Chapter 3 Ideology Ends Again?<br />Chapter 4 Reinventing American Political Culture: The Obama "Revolution"<br />Chapter 5 Reinventing American Political Culture: The Counter-Revolution<br />Chapter 6 Spaces of Possibility in the Middle East: Seeking Reinvention in Everyday Practice<br />Chapter 7 The Power of Culture versus the Culture of Power<br />Chapter 8 From Monologue to Dialogue: Democratic Culture and the Intellectuals
"An erudite yet lively and readable contribution to efforts to bring more creative ways of thinking about political culture to social science."<br /><i><b>Times Higher Education</b></i><br /><br />"Sometimes established political cultures entrap us; sometimes they threaten to destroy us unless we reinvent them and reinvent ourselves in the process. Jeffrey Goldfarb's book describes historical turning points that are often tragic, yet pregnant with new realities. With lucid, deliberate optimism, he looks at the early signs and first tremors that announce the birth of a better world - a world in <b>'</b>statu nascendi.'"<b><br />Daniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris</b> <p>"In <i>Reinventing Political Culture</i>, Jeffrey Goldfarb demonstrates that the division between the politics of small things and the structures of big institutions need not be a chasm, but rather that they are two intersecting domains. Through this personal, profound, and provocative work of social theory, Goldfarb underscores the possibility of a democratic reinvention of political culture. His ideas are vital for all those interested in the linkage between states and publics and the linkage between small groups and mass publics."<br /><b>Gary Alan Fine, Northwestern University</b></p> <p>"The author's personal engagement and experience in the examples he is discussing, and the exceptionally well-written and engaging detail of the analysis, help this book to revitalize the idea of the cultural arena as a critical venue for struggles over social change."<br /><b>William A. Gamson, Boston College</b></p> <b><br /></b>
JEFFREY C. GOLDFARB is Michael E. Gellert Professor of Sociology at the New School for Social Research, New York.
The way people think and act politically is not set in stone. People can and do change the fundamental cultural contours of their political situation. Their political culture does not only restrict imagination and action - it is also a resource for political creativity and invention. In Reinventing Political Culture, this resource is uncovered and explored. <p>Analyzed as a tension between the power of culture and the culture of power, the concept of political culture is reinvented and applied to understanding the practice of people transforming their own political culture in very different circumstances. Three instances of such reinvention are closely examined: one historic, during the twilight of the Soviet empire; one actively in process and actively opposed, ‘the Obama revolution'; and one an apparent distant dream, the power of culture and the culture of power that would avoid ‘the clash of<br /> civilizations' in the Middle East.</p> <p>In accessible and engaging prose, Goldfarb clearly and forcefully presents students and scholars of sociology, comparative politics, and cultural studies with an original position on political culture, showing how the political cultures of our times pose not only grave dangers, but also opportunities for creative alternatives.</p>

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