{"product_id":"reinventing-political-culture-the-power-of-culture-versus-the-culture-of-power-hardback-9780745646367","title":"Reinventing Political Culture; The Power of Culture versus the Culture of Power (Hardback) 9780745646367","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReinventing Political Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Power of Culture versus the Culture of Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeffrey C. Goldfarb (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745646367, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 15.5 x 2.1 cm, 0.395 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"An erudite yet lively and readable contribution to efforts to bring  more creative ways of thinking about political culture to social  science.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Sometimes established political cultures entrap us; sometimes they  threaten to destroy us unless we reinvent them and reinvent ourselves in  the process. Jeffrey Goldfarb's book describes historical turning  points that are often tragic, yet pregnant with new realities. With  lucid, deliberate optimism, he looks at the early signs and first  tremors that announce the birth of a better world - a world in \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003estatu nascendi.'\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eReinventing Political Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeffrey Goldfarb demonstrates  that the division between the politics of small things and the  structures of big institutions need not be a chasm, but rather that they  are two intersecting domains. Through this personal, profound, and  provocative work of social theory, Goldfarb underscores the possibility  of a democratic reinvention of political culture. His ideas are vital  for all those interested in the linkage between states and publics and  the linkage between small groups and mass publics.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Alan Fine, Northwestern University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The author's personal engagement and experience in the examples he is  discussing, and the exceptionally well-written and engaging detail of  the analysis, help this book to revitalize the idea of the cultural  arena as a critical venue for struggles over social change.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Gamson, Boston College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe way people think and act politically is not set in stone. People can and do change the fundamental cultural contours of their political situation. Their political culture does not only restrict imagination and action - it is also a resource for political creativity and invention. In Reinventing Political Culture, this resource is uncovered and explored.  \u003cp\u003eAnalyzed as a tension between the power of culture and the culture of power, the concept of political culture is reinvented and applied to understanding the practice of people transforming their own political culture in very different circumstances. Three instances of such reinvention are closely examined: one historic, during the twilight of the Soviet empire; one actively in process and actively opposed, ‘the Obama revolution'; and one an apparent distant dream, the power of culture and the culture of power that would avoid ‘the clash of civilizations' in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn accessible and engaging prose, Goldfarb clearly and forcefully presents students and scholars of sociology, comparative politics, and cultural studies with an original position on political culture, showing how the political cultures of our times pose not only grave dangers, but also opportunities for creative alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChapter 1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Reinventing the Concept\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Ideology Ends Again?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Reinventing American Political Culture: The Obama \"Revolution\"\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Reinventing American Political Culture: The Counter-Revolution\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Spaces of Possibility in the Middle East: Seeking Reinvention in Everyday Practice\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 The Power of Culture versus the Culture of Power\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 From Monologue to Dialogue: Democratic Culture and the Intellectuals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407315726616,"sku":"9780745646367","price":42.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745646367.jpg?v=1784161157","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reinventing-political-culture-the-power-of-culture-versus-the-culture-of-power-hardback-9780745646367","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}