Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour

Title: Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour
Author: Helmut Schoeck
G: 1704095
ISBN: 0865970645
Publisher: Liberty Fund
Published: 1987
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
Number of Pages: 453
Section: Psychology | Emotions
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Publisher Description:

This classic study is one of the few books to explore extensively the many facets of envy--"a drive which lies at the core of man's life as a social being." Ranging widely over literature, philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences, Professor Schoeck-- a distinguished sociologist and anthropologist--elucidates both the constructive and destructive consequences of envy in social life. Perhaps most important, he demonstrates that not only the impetus toward a totalitarian regime but also the egalitarian impulse in democratic societies are alike in being rooted in envy.