Product Description

This text looks at the pivotal role respect plays in contemporary society. Drawing on his own experience as a left-wing activist and idealist in the US and the UK, Sennett examines what has gone wrong with the modern world and argues that respect is the glue that keeps society together and a serious factor in social change.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #981404 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 304 pages

About the Author
Richard Sennett's previous works include The Fall of Public Man, The Corrosion of Character and Flesh and Stone. He taught for many years at the New York Institute of the Humanities and is now a Professor at the London School of Economics.