Craig Calhoun
Autor de Habermas and the Public Sphere
Sobre El Autor
Craig Calhoun is University Professor of the Social Sciences at New York University and President of the Social Science Research Council
Series
Obras de Craig Calhoun
The Question of Class Struggle: Social Foundations of Popular Radicalism During the Industrial Revolution (1982) 24 copias
Lessons of Empire: Imperial Histories and American Power (Social Science Reacher Council) (2006) — Editor — 24 copias
Obras relacionadas
The Post-Secular in Question: Religion in Contemporary Society (Social Science Research Council) (2012) — Contribuidor — 7 copias
The Chinese Cultural Revolution Reconsidered: Beyond Purge and Holocaust (2003) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1952-06-16
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Watseka, Illinois, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Los Angeles, California, USA
North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK - Educación
- University of Southern California (BA ∙ cum laude ∙ 1972)
Columbia University (MA ∙ anthropology ∙ 1974)
Victoria University of Manchester (MA ∙ economics ∙ 1975)
St. Antony's College, Oxford (D.Phil. ∙ 1980) - Ocupaciones
- sociologist
university professor - Organizaciones
- New York University
London School of Economics
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 36
- También por
- 2
- Miembros
- 860
- Popularidad
- #29,751
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 120
- Idiomas
- 3
While detailed and academic it is also very accessible. The explanations of where we are, how and why we got here, and what we can do to try to improve democracy(s) moving forward are best approached in a considered manner. The writing is largely quite readable which might make you want to quickly read and get to the prescriptive parts. But those discussions, the details about what has gotten us here, really need to be understood before getting to what we can do. It isn't about policy, it is about movements, it is (and has always been) about process not rigid guidelines.
Because of the current moment many on the right might feel singled out, but if you read carefully there is enough blame to go around for why we have degenerated to the extent we have. If this were written at some other time the bulk of the contemporary criticism would fall more heavily on the left. What I am saying is this: if you want to live in a democracy, an actual democracy, then read this book and rather than get mad when you recognize yourself or your segment of the population, learn from it. I am a leftist and I had several kneejerk reactions, so everyone should have multiple chances to reflect as well as to blame others. Ultimately, every reader needs to decide first if they want a democracy and, if you do, look at what can be done.
I am adding this to a list of books I intend to reread sooner than I usually reread a book. I would suggest the same to others. I want to give everything a week or two to sink in, then read it again to catch the things I likely missed the first time.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (más)