The Tyranny of Choice by Renata Salecl
A study on the nature of choice, and how limitless freedom can lead to despair. It explores how late capitalism's shrill exhortations to 'be oneself' can be a tyranny which only leads to ever-greater disquiet and how insistence on choice being a purely individual matter prevents social change.
In this elegant, thoughtful essay, Renata Salecl shows us how today's abundance of choice makes us more anxious than ever before and less free than we might like to thinkBeautifully crafted and concise, it will make readers question the hidden logic of their everyday lives. -- Darian Leader, psychoanalyst and author of The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia and Depression
Casting a clear light on our choice-saturated lives * Observer *
A penetrating analysis * Evening Standard *
Casting a clear light on our choice-saturated lives * Observer *
A penetrating analysis * Evening Standard *
Renata Salecl is a philosopher and sociologist. She is visiting professor at BIOS centre at the London School of Economics. Her previous books include On Anxiety and have been translated into ten languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846681868 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846681863 |
| Title | The Tyranny of Choice |
| Author | Renata Salecl |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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