The better Angels Of Capitalism
Rhetoric, Narrative, And Moral Identity Among Men Of The American Upper Class
Andrew Herman(Author)
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 7. January 1999
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-8133-3354-0 (ISBN)
Description
What does it mean to be a man of wealth and power? How is the worth of wealth translated into moral worth in the identity of wealthy men? How does this identity comprise a mythical place of masculine desire in the social imagination of the American dream? These are the central themes The Better Angels of Capitalism explores. Beginning with a series of ethnographic interviews of a variety of wealthy American men, Andrew Herman draws upon diverse perspectives to present a coherent exploration of the sociopolitical implications of being wealthy in an economically unequaland increasingly unstablesociety. }What does it mean to be a man of wealth and power? How is the worth of wealth translated into moral worth in the identity of wealthy men? How does this identity comprise a mythical place of masculine desire in the social imagination of the American dream? These are the central themes The Better Angels of Capitalism explores. Beginning with a series of ethnographic interviews of a variety of wealthy American men, Andrew Herman roots his discussion in the concerns of interpretive sociology of class and culture.
However, he draws upon diverse perspectives within the humanities and social sciences, including history, political and social philosophy, feminist theory, rhetorical studies, cultural anthropology, and literary criticism, to present a coherent exploration of the sociopolitical implications of being wealthy in an economically unequaland increasingly unstablesociety. }
However, he draws upon diverse perspectives within the humanities and social sciences, including history, political and social philosophy, feminist theory, rhetorical studies, cultural anthropology, and literary criticism, to present a coherent exploration of the sociopolitical implications of being wealthy in an economically unequaland increasingly unstablesociety. }
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-3354-0 (9780813333540)
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Content
Mapping the Better Angels of Capitalism: Space, Place, and Story in the Moral Economy of Wealth; Story Spaces of Identity: Wealth, Power, and Narrativity in the Everyday; The Mastering of Fortune: Machiavelli, Masculinity, and the Subject of Virt; How Much Is Enough? Counting and Accounting for Money in the Marketplace as Moral Space; Stewards, Citizens, and Entrepreneurs: Discourses of Philanthropy as Manly Vocation; Conclusion: The Better Angels in the End