Friendship in an Age of Economics : Resisting the Forces of Neoliberalism.
Material type: TextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (150 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780739175828Subject(s): Friendship - Economic aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Friendship in an Age of Economics : Resisting the Forces of NeoliberalismDDC classification: 320.51 LOC classification: HM1161 -- .M39 2012ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Neoliberalism -- Figures -- The Figures of Neoliberalism: Consumer and Entrepreneur -- Varieties of Friendship -- Deep Friendships -- Friendship as Alternative to Neoliberalism -- Friendship as Resistance to Neoliberalism -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Virtual Friendships -- Bibliography -- Index.
This is the first book not only to detail the relationships neoliberalism encourages us to have but also to see how friendship can provide a bulwark of resistance to it. Written in an engaging style, it will be understandable to political theorists, philosophers, social scientists, and cultural theorists.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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