{"product_id":"the-corrosion-of-character-richard-sennett-9780393319873","title":"The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism","description":"In \u003cem\u003eThe Corrosion of Character\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard Sennett, \"among the country's most distinguished thinkers . . . has concentrated into 176 pages a profoundly affecting argument\" (\u003cem\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/em\u003e) that draws on interviews with dismissed IBM executives, bakers, a bartender turned advertising executive, and many others to call into question the terms of our new economy. In his 1972 classic, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Injuries of Class\u003c\/em\u003e (written with Jonathan Cobb), Sennett interviewed a man he called Enrico, a hardworking janitor whose life was structured by a union pay schedule and given meaning by his sacrifices for the future. In this new book-a #1 bestseller in Germany-Sennett explores the contemporary scene characterized by Enrico's son, Rico, whose life is more materially successful, yet whose work lacks long-term commitments or loyalties. Distinguished by Sennett's \"combination of broad historical and literary learning and a reporter's willingness to walk into a store or factory [and] strike up a conversation\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), this book \"challenges the reader to decide whether the flexibility of modern capitalism . . . is merely a fresh form of oppression\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review). Praise for \u003cem\u003eThe Corrosion of Character\u003c\/em\u003e: \"A benchmark for our time.\"--Daniel Bell \"[A]n incredibly insightful book.\"--William Julius Wilson \"[A] remarkable synthesis of acute empirical observation and serious moral reflection.\"--Richard Rorty \"[Sennett] offers abundant fresh insights . . . illuminated by his concern with people's struggle to give meaning to their lives.\"--[Memphis] \u003cem\u003eCommercial Appeal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Sennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393319873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393319873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.59w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2009 pg. 83","brand":"Richard Sennett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047751348479,"sku":"9780393319873","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2eac7f98-1b16-41c1-84fe-e3875801a821.jpg?v=1684991979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-corrosion-of-character-richard-sennett-9780393319873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}