The Tyranny of Relativism: Culture and Politics in Contemporary English Society

by Richard Hoggart

The Tyranny of Relativism is an impassioned attempt by one of England's most distinguished critics to capture the feel of British culture at the end of the twentieth century: its moods, attitudes, and institutions. Richard Hoggart presents a double argument, suggesting first that cultural dilemmas stem from a long slide towards moral relativism, as consumerism rather than authority increasingly determines the texture of life; and secondly, that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560009535
• ISBN13: 9781560009535
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.