The better Angels Of Capitalism: Rhetoric, Narrative, And Moral Identity Among Men Of The American Upper Class

by Andrew Herman

Overview

This book explores, through an ethnographic examination of life stories of wealthy men, a historical analysis of the moral meanings of wealth and power in Western capitalism, and a mapping of different symbolic spaces in contemporary American culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367305789
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Mapping the “Better Angels” of Capitalism: Space, Place, and Story in the Moral Economy of Wealth — Story Spaces of Identity: Wealth, Power, and Narrativity in the Everyday — The Mastering of Fortune: Machiavelli, Masculinity, and the Subject of Virtù — How Much Is Enough? Counting and Accounting for Money in the Market as Moral Space — Stewards, Citizens, and Entrepreneurs: Discourses of Philanthropy as Manly Vocation — The "Better Angles" in the End

Editorial Reviews

Explores themes of wealth, power, identity, and masculinity among wealthy American men, drawing on ethnographic interviews and on diverse perspectives within the humanities and social sciences to present a coherent exploration of the sociopolitical implications of being wealthy in an economically unequal society. Discusses how the worth of wealth is translated into moral worth in the identity of wealthy men, and looks at the place of masculine desire in the social imagination of the American Dream. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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