The Emotional Logic of Capitalism: What Progressives Have Missed

by Martijn Konings

Book Overview

The capitalist market, progressives bemoan, is a cold monster: it disrupts social bonds, erodes emotional attachments, and imposes an abstract utilitarian rationality. But what if such hallowed critiques are completely misleading? This book argues that the production of new sources of faith and enchantment is crucial to the dynamics of the capitalist economy. Distinctively secular patterns of attraction and attachment give modern institutions a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804794472
• ISBN13: 9780804794473
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"