Freedom

ISBN-13: 9780415664493 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 88 str.

Nick Stevenson

Opis

Freedom is commonly recognized as the struggle for basic liberties, societies based upon open dialogue, human rights and democracy. The idea of freedom is central to western ideas of modernity, but this engaging, accessible book argues that if we look back at the history of the idea of freedom, then what we mean by it is far more contested than we might think. To what extent does freedom have a 'social' component, and how is it being reshaped by our dominant consumer society? This book represents a wake-up call to all those who thought our basic ideas of freedom were settled.

Spis treści

Series Editor's Preface  1. Freedom Now and Then  2. Freedom and Happiness  3. Big Brother and Freedom  4. Cultural Freedom  5. Cosmopolitan Freedom  6. Freedom and Virtue.  Bibliography

O autorze

Nick Stevenson is a Reader in Cultural Sociology at the University of Nottingham. He has written widely on questions of culture and politics. His published books include The Transformation of the Media (1999), Making Sense of Men’s Magazines (2001), Culture and Citizenship (2001), Understanding Media Cultures (2002), Cultural Citizenship (2003), David Bowie (2006) and Education and Cultural Citizenship (2011).