{"product_id":"modern-social-imaginaries","title":"Modern Social Imaginaries","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eModern Social Imaginaries\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Taylor\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780822332930\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDuke University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2003\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e232\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eOne of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism, secularism, and modernity. In \u003ci\u003eModern Social Imaginaries, \u003c\/i\u003e Taylor continues his recent reflections on the theme of multiple modernities. To account for the differences among modernities, Taylor sets out his idea of the social imaginary, a broad understanding of the way a given people imagine their collective social life. \u003cp\u003e Retelling the history of Western modernity, Taylor traces the development of a distinct social imaginary. Animated by the idea of a moral order based on the mutual benefit of equal participants, the Western social imaginary is characterized by three key cultural forms--the economy, the public sphere, and self-governance. Taylor's account of these cultural formations provides a fresh perspective on how to read the specifics of Western modernity: how we came to imagine society primarily as an economy for exchanging goods and services to promote mutual prosperity, how we began to imagine the public sphere as a metaphorical place for deliberation and discussion among strangers on issues of mutual concern, and how we invented the idea of a self-governing people capable of secular \"founding\" acts without recourse to transcendent principles. Accessible in length and style, \u003ci\u003eModern Social Imaginaries\u003c\/i\u003e offers a clear and concise framework for understanding the structure of modern life in the West and the different forms modernity has taken around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Modern Social Imaginaries | Charles Taylor | Paperback | 9780822332930 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1788886","offer_id":67857756881048,"sku":"1788886","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/912ly6J-YDL.jpg?v=1793496010","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/modern-social-imaginaries","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}