Collective Dreams by Keally D Mcbride
Looks at ideals of community, frequently embraced as the basis for reform across the political spectrum, as the predominant form of political imagination in America. This work answers the questions such as: What do these oppositional ideals reveal about our political and social experiences? How can they be used effectively to create social change?“Precisely because we cherish the ideal of community we need to follow McBride in challenging and refining itShe offers a searching examination of the unacknowledged complexities and seductions of the concept of community—with incisive critiques of many strands of political theory. The discussion is set in an enlarged and enriched frame that situates community in relation to the state and to consumer culture.”
—William R. Caspary, Gallatin School, New York University
“[McBride] offers subtle judgments and useful provocations and, in the end, this book emerges as an important resource for everyone who values the possibilities of community, but wishes to remain critical of the concept’s many traps and seductions. . . . Collective Dreams creatively and judiciously moves the discussion of community in a constructive direction.”
—Keith Fitzgerald Perspectives on Politics
Keally D. McBride is Senior Fellow at the Center for Contemporary Writing and the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania
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| ISBN 13 | 9780271026893 |
| ISBN 10 | 0271026898 |
| Title | Collective Dreams |
| Author | Keally D Mcbride |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 2006-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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