The public culture : an argument with the future /
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| Author / Creator: | Horne, Donald |
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| Edition: | Rev. 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | London ; Boulder, Colo. : Pluto Press, 1994. |
| Description: | ix, 240 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1624733 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the Second Edition : An argument with the future
- 1. The Public Culture. A national mirage. 'The news' as corroboree. Why do we obey?
- 2. The 'Language' of a Culture. Constructing 'realities'. Critics of existence. Reading the signs. The industrialisation of meaning
- 3. The 'Enchantment' of Modern Societies. The magic of 'myths'. The strength of legends. Icons, images, visions, apparitions. Rituals, ceremonies, festivals, pilgrimages, lore
- 4. 'Myths' of Industrialism and Modernity. Ingredients. The accumulation of capital. The work ethic. The family ethic. 'Myths' of modernity
- 5. 'Myths' of Race, Sex and Class. The logic of race and gender chauvinism. Race and gender chauvinism and industrialism. 'Myths' of class and industrialism. Icons of subjection
- 6. The Creation of 'Nations'. Telling the national story. The ethnic format. Defining the state
- 7. 'Legitimations' of Power. Diverting attention. 'Myths' of the market. 'Myths' of democracy. Looking backwards: the future of socialism
- 8. Variant Repertoires 1: The Old. The religious culture. The pseudo-traditional culture. The 'global' culture
- 9. Variant Repertoires 2: The New. The labour movement culture. The critics' culture. The modern phenomenon of 'high culture'
- 10. Who Wins? Who Loses? Missing persons. The apocalypse or nothing. The momentum of industrialism. 'Legitimations' of power: dead, white males. 'Legitimations' of power: the rich and the pseudo-capitalists. 'Legitimations' of power: a reservoir of passions. 'Legitimations' of power: political 'myth'
- 11. Constructing New 'Myths'. A 'reality' we can no longer afford. The theatre of protest. End of the 'labour metaphysic'. A declaration of 'cultural rights'. Who are the 'myth'-makers? An end to the public culture?