{"product_id":"the-corrosion-of-character-the-personal-consequences-of-work-in-the-new-capitalism-9780393319873","title":"The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism","description":"In \u003cem\u003eThe Corrosion of Character\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard Sennett, \"among the country's most distinguished thinkers . . . has concentrated into 176 pages a profoundly affecting argument\" (\u003cem\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/em\u003e) that draws on interviews with dismissed IBM executives, bakers, a bartender turned advertising executive, and many others to call into question the terms of our new economy. In his 1972 classic, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Injuries of Class\u003c\/em\u003e (written with Jonathan Cobb), Sennett interviewed a man he called Enrico, a hardworking janitor whose life was structured by a union pay schedule and given meaning by his sacrifices for the future. In this new book-a #1 bestseller in Germany-Sennett explores the contemporary scene characterized by Enrico's son, Rico, whose life is more materially successful, yet whose work lacks long-term commitments or loyalties. Distinguished by Sennett's \"combination of broad historical and literary learning and a reporter's willingness to walk into a store or factory [and] strike up a conversation\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), this book \"challenges the reader to decide whether the flexibility of modern capitalism . . . is merely a fresh form of oppression\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review). Praise for \u003cem\u003eThe Corrosion of Character\u003c\/em\u003e: \"A benchmark for our time.\"--Daniel Bell \"[A]n incredibly insightful book.\"--William Julius Wilson \"[A] remarkable synthesis of acute empirical observation and serious moral reflection.\"--Richard Rorty \"[Sennett] offers abundant fresh insights . . . illuminated by his concern with people's struggle to give meaning to their lives.\"--[Memphis] \u003cem\u003eCommercial Appeal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSennett, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Sennett\u003c\/strong\u003e's books include \u003cem\u003eThe Corrosion of Character, Flesh and Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRespect\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the founding director of the New York Institute for the Humanities and now teaches sociology at New York University and at the London School of Economics.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556173189394,"sku":"9780393319873","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e6b7f497-c998-490e-899c-6fe589d5bfde.jpg?v=1731749102","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-corrosion-of-character-the-personal-consequences-of-work-in-the-new-capitalism-9780393319873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}