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The Cynical Societyis a study of the political despair and abdication of (individual) responsibility Goldfarb calls cynicism--a central but unexamined aspect of contemporary American political and social life. Goldfarb reveals with vivid strokes how cynicism undermines our capacity to think about society's strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on thinkers from Alexis de Tocqueville to Allan Bloom and on such recent works asBeloved, Bonfire of the Vanities,andMississippi Burning, The Cynical Societycelebrates cultural pluralism's role in democracy.Goldfarb, Jeffrey C. is the author of 'Cynical Society The Culture of Politics and the Politics of Culture in American Life' with ISBN 9780226301075 and ISBN 0226301079.
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