{"product_id":"fall-of-public-man","title":"Fall of Public Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Sennett's \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Public Man\u003c\/i\u003e examines the growing imbalance between private and public experience, and asks what can bring us to reconnect with our communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Are we now so self-absorbed that we take little interest in the world beyond our own lives? Or has public life left no place for individuals to participate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Tracing the changing nature of urban society from the eighteenth century to the world we now live in, and the decline of involvement in political life in recent decades, Richard Sennett discusses the causes of our social withdrawal. His landmark study of the imbalance of modern civilization provides a fascinating perspective on the relationship between public life and the cult of the individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Brilliant ... One admires the breadth of Professor Sennett's erudition, the reach of his historical imagination, the doggedness of his analysis ... Buy this book and read it. Ironically, it may provide a key to happiness' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227633832280,"sku":"9780141007571","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141007571.jpg?v=1764846013","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/fall-of-public-man","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}