Authenticity: The Cultural History of a Political Concept [electronic resource] / by Maiken Umbach, Mathew Humphrey.
Authenticity: The Cultural History of a Political Concept
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9783319685663 978-3-319-68566-3
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/2263
Yazar
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2018.
Yayın Bilgisi
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Fiziksel Niteleme
IX, 144 p. 7 illus. in color. online resource.
İçindekiler Notu
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Nature of Authenticity, and the Authenticity of Nature -- Chapter 3. Living in an Inauthentic Society? -- Chapter 4. Authentic Leadership -- Chapter 5. Authenticity and Consumption -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.
Özet, vb.
Authenticity is everywhere: political leaders invoke the idea to gain our support, advertisers use it to sell their products. But is authenticity a dangerous hoax? What is, and is not, authentic has been hotly debated ever since the concept was invented. Many academics have sought to "unmask" authenticity claims as deceptive. This book takes a different approach. In chapters covering historical and contemporary examples, the authors explore why authenticity, real or imagined, exercises such a powerful hold on our imaginations. The chapters trace how invocations of authenticity borrow from one another, across arenas such as philosophy and theology, encounters with nature, leisure, and mass consumption, political and corporate leadership, left-wing and right-wing ideologies. This cultural history of authenticity is of interest to academic and lay readers alike, who are interested in the significance and history of a concept that shapes how we understand ourselves and the world we live in. .
Konu
Intellectual life __ History.
Civilization __ History.
Culture __ Study and teaching.
Communication in politics.
Intellectual History.
Cultural History.
Cultural Studies.
Political Communication.
Civilization __ History.
Culture __ Study and teaching.
Communication in politics.
Intellectual History.
Cultural History.
Cultural Studies.
Political Communication.
Diğer Yazarlar