{"product_id":"the-art-of-listening-les-back-9781845201203","title":"The Art of Listening","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur culture is one that speaks rather than listens. From reality TV to political rallies, there is a clamour to be heard, to narrate, and to receive attention. It reduces 'reality' to revelation and voyeurism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Art of Listening argues that this way of life is having severe and damaging consequences in a world that is increasingly globalized and interconnected. It addresses the question: how can we listen more carefully? Social and cultural theory is combined with real stories from the experiences of the desperate stowaways who hide in the undercarriages of jet planes in order to seek asylum, to the young working-class people who use tattooing to commemorate a lost love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Art of Listening shows how sociology is in a unique position to record 'life passed in living' and to listen to complex experiences with humility and ethical care, providing a resource to understand the contemporary world while pointing to the possibility of a different kind of future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Back\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845201205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845201203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berg Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.34w x 0.65d","brand":"Les Back","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136914698495,"sku":"9781845201203","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edb020a2-f715-411d-b864-a06954a9ea27.jpg?v=1770165297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-listening-les-back-9781845201203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}