{"product_id":"the-fall-of-public-man-9780393353747","title":"The Fall of Public Man","description":"A sweeping, farsighted study of the changing nature of public culture and urban society, \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Public Man\u003c\/em\u003e spans more than two centuries of Western sociopolitical evolution and investigates the causes of our declining involvement in political life. Richard Sennett's insights into the danger of the cult of individualism remain thoroughly relevant to our world today. In a new epilogue, he extends his analysis to the new \"public\" realm of social media, questioning how public culture has fared since the digital revolution.\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":50647455695122,"sku":"9780393353747","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f693fb52-13b8-4f43-83ab-1ac62918e19d.jpg?v=1734800217","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fall-of-public-man-9780393353747","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}