Marginalized in the Middle - Brossura

Wolfe, Alan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0226905179 ISBN 13: 9780226905174

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1998

Riassunto

Addressing volatile social issues such as gender, pornography, race, welfare, immigration, and schooling, Alan Wolfe examines the ills of American society in the 1990s. He shows that it is possible to be critical and fair at the same time, and concludes that social criticism does not lie within the boundaries of either left-wing or right-wing ideas, but rather is connected to a broad understanding of liberalism. This immensely readable book illustrates the power of social criticism to enlarge discussion of issues at the heart of democracy today.

"In applying a realist approach to controversies over immigration, pornography, race relations, and the apparent communications gap between the genders, Wolfe seeks to demonstrate the advantages of combining the insights of criticism and the tools of social science."—Library Journal

"A plea for a return to liberal thinking, an insistence on the value of 'social criticism beyond politics.' "—Washington Post Book World

"[Wolfe] surveys contemporary public discourse on racial and sexual relations, welfare policy, immigration, pornography, education and cultural politics . . . he manages to bring some fresh thinking to most of these stale debates."—T. J. Jackson Lears, New York Times Book Review

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0226905179
• ISBN 13: 9780226905174
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 299
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile