Friendship in an Age of Economics: Resisting the Forces of Neoliberalism
- ISBN-10
- 0739175823
- ISBN-13
- 9780739175828
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 164
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-21
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Author
- Todd May
Description
This is the first book not only to detail the relationships neoliberalism encourages us to have but also to see how friendship can provide a bulwark of resistance to it. Written in an engaging style, it will be understandable to political theorists, philosophers, social scientists, and cultural theorists.
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