Renata Salecl

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The Tyranny of ChoicePaperback, 13 December 2011

The Tyranny of Choice
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Print Length
184 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Profile Books(GB)
Date Published
13 Dec 2011
ISBN-10
1846681863
ISBN-13
9781846681868

Description

Today we are encouraged to view our lives as being full of choice. Like products on a supermarket shelf, our identities seem to be there for the choosing. But paradoxically this freedom can create anxiety, and feelings of guilt and inadequacy. In The Tyranny of Choice, acclaimed philosopher and sociologist Renata Salecl explores how late capitalism's shrill exhortations to 'be yourself' are leading to ever-greater disquiet - and how its insistence on choice being a purely individual matter can prevent social change.

Drawing on diverse examples from popular culture - spanning dating sites and self-help books, to our obsession with celebrities' lifestyles - and fusing sociology, psychoanalysis and philosophy, Salecl shows that choice is rarely based on a simple rational decision with a predictable outcome.

Product Details

Author:
Renata Salecl
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
13 December 2011
Dimensions:
19.81 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm
ISBN-10:
1846681863
ISBN-13:
9781846681868
Language:
English
Location:
London, England
Pages:
184
Weight:
158.76 gm

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