书目

OnFriendship(Themesforthe21stCenturySeries)

  • 作者 Ray Pahl著
  • 出版社 PolityPress
  • 出版时间 2000年10月
  • ISBN 9780745622811
  • 定价 283.60

内容简介

Friendscanhelptoformthebasicstructureofourlivesbutweveryoftentakethemforgranted.Friendscansometimesberegardedasanoppressiveburdenwhentheyappeartobegreedilydemandingtoomuchofus.Howtogetthebalancerightisaperennialconcernandthesubjectofmuchfictionanddrama.Buthasthisalwaysbeenthecaseoristhenatureandmeaningoffriendshipchangingincontemporarysociety?RayPahlexplorestheseissuesaswellasdiscussingwhoneedsfriendsmostandwhen,howfriendsmakeusthepeoplethatweareandwhetherfriendshipisanewmetaphorformorality.PahlbringsrefreshingnewinsightstoaformofrelationshipthathaschangedinitsmeaningandsignificancesincetheclassicaldiscussionbyAristotle.Drawingonawiderangeofmaterial,includinghistory,philosophy,psychologyandsociology,hefocusesitintodistinctiveshaftsoflightwhichilluminatedifferentaspectsofthisrichandmulti-facetedtopic.Understandingfriendshipisimportantattheprivatelevel,aswestrugglewiththeproblemofpersonalidentityinakaleidoscopicworld,andalsoatthepubliclevelwhereinappropriatefriendshipemergesascronyismorsubtlevarietiesofpoliticalcorruption.Thisaccessiblejargon-freebookwillappealtoawidereadership,sinceitdoesmuchtoilluminateafascinatingtopicatmanydifferentlevels.

作者简介

RayPahlisaleadingsociologistwithaninternationalreputation.HeistheauthorofmanybooksincludingDivisionsofLabour,OnWork,andAfterSuccessandhaspublishednumerousarticlesacrossabroadspectrumofsociologicalissues.RayPahlisResearchProfessorattheInstituteforSocialandEconomicResearchattheUniversityofEssex,andEmeritusProfessorofSociologyattheUniversityofKentatCanterbury.

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Themesforthe21stCenturySeries

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