Saving the Modern Soul by Eva Illouz
Examines the profound impact of therapeutic discourse on our lives and on our contemporary notions of identity. This book examines a range of sources to show how self-help culture has transformed contemporary emotional life and how therapy complicates individuals' lives even as it claims to dissect their emotional experiences and heal trauma.
"Eva Illouz is a great scholar, and her book has been hailed by many as an important contribution to the field of therapeutic discourse" Feminist Review "[An] important reference point for understanding the nexus between self and culture... Deserving of a wide readership." Theory & Psychology
Eva Illouz is a professor of sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a member of the Center for the Study of Rationality. She is also the Academic Director of the Program in Cultural Studies. She is the author of Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (UC Press; honorable mention, Outstanding Contribution Award, American Sociological Association, 2000); The Culture of Capitalism (in hebrew); Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery: An Essay on Popular Culture (Best Book Award, American Sociological Association, 2005); and Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520253735 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520253736 |
| Title | Saving the Modern Soul |
| Author | Eva Illouz |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2008-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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