The cynical society

The Cynical Society is 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 as Beloved, Bonfire of the Vanities, and Mississippi Burning, The Cynical Society celebrates cultural pluralism's role in democracy.

First sentence: I believe that the single most pressing challenge facing American democracy today is widespread public cynicism.

Year

1991

Language

English

Publisher

University Of Chicago Press

Editions

1

Pages

212

ISBN

9780226301075

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