{"product_id":"the-hidden-injuries-of-class-9781839767951","title":"The Hidden Injuries of Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow to find dignity and a meaningful life in the modern city\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this reissue of the 1972 classic of social anatomy, Richard Sennets adds a new introduction to shows how the injuries of class persist into the 21st century. In this intrepid, groundbreaking book, Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb uncover and define a new form of class conflict in America an internal conflict in the heart and mind of the blue-collar worker who measures his own value against those lives and occupations to which our society gives a special premium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors conclude that in the games of hierarchical respect, no class can emerge the victor; and that true egalitarianism can be achieved only by rediscovering diverse concepts of human dignity. Examining personal feelings in terms of a totality of human relations, and looking beyond the struggle for economic survival, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Injuries of Class\u003c\/i\u003e takes an important step forward in the sociological critique of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Sennett\u003c\/b\u003e's first book was \u003ci\u003eThe Uses of Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e in 1970. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Public Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlesh and Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRespect\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the recent Homo Faber trilogy: \u003ci\u003eThe Craftsman\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTogether\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBuilding and Dwelling\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the United Nations on its Program on Climate Change and Cities. He is Senior Fellow at the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University and Visiting Professor of Urban Studies at MIT. Among other awards, he has received the Hegel Prize, the Spinoza Prize, an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University, and the Centennial Medal from Harvard University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Cobb\u003c\/b\u003e was a former associate of the Center for the Study of Public Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389104165138,"sku":"9781839767951","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_461a2686-d55f-4bc8-8776-74664a6dc5dc.jpg?v=1728915897","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hidden-injuries-of-class-9781839767951","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}