This book examines the concept of human alienation as it is depicted in the writings of Rousseau, who considered life in civil society to be antithetical to man’s true, solitary nature. A complete und
The author draws on lesser known archival materials, including Marx's notebooks on women and patriarchy and technology, to offer a new interpretation of Marx's concept of alienation as this concept de
This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding pos
Alienation (Vefremdung) is a concept inextricably linked with the name of twentieth-century German playwright Bertolt Brecht, with modernism, the avant-garde and Marxists theory. However, as Phoebe vo
A Kidnapped Mind: A Mother's Heartbreaking Memoir of Parental Alienation, ... Journey: A Mother's International Quest to Rescue her Children—A True Story, ...
Best known for his two-year sojourn at Walden Pond inMassachusetts, Henry David Thoreau is often considered a reclusewho emerged from solitude only occasionally to take a stand on the&nbs
The author draws on lesser known archival materials, including Marx's notebooks on women and patriarchy and technology to offer a new interpretation of Marx's concept of alienation as this concept dev
Psychology is meant to help people cope with the afflictions of modern society. But how useful is it? Ian Parker argues that current psychological practice has become part of the problem rather than t
Why do people adopt attitudes of political alienation--attitudes of estrangement from, or lack of identification with, the political system? Why do some politically alienated people react to their ali
The canon of popular cinema has long been rife with fantastic tales, yet critical studies have too often expediently mixed the fantasy genre with its kindred science fiction and horror films or dismis
Though British poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827) consistently attacks enforced cultural norms of all kinds, Wright (English and film studies, Wilfrid Laurier U.) argues that individual liberty
Heavy metal is a violent, head-bashing music complete, in its live performances, with its own arena of rage and celebration, the mosh pit. It is a music in the red corner of society, loud, angry, and,
