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In "The Well-Tempered Self", Miller contends that the modern capitalist state musters a variety of mixed messages about the nature of citizenship and the self. Miller argues that capitalism's democratic politics requires selfless, community-minded citizens, while its economics depends on selfish, utilitarian consumers. To fulfil these conflicting needs for political order and economic prosperity, powerful cultural forces are employed to instill a sense of "ethical incompleteness". Citizens are then offered political, cultural and economic opportunities to become better, happier and more fulfilled - opportunities that, in turn, encourage loyalty to both the political and economic systems. In a series of case studies that demonstrate this process, Miller examines mass entertainment, political discourse, and methods of resistance to these powerful cultural forces.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Cultural studies

• Full title: Well-Tempered Self
• Subtitle: Citizenship, Culture, and the Postmodern Subject
• Author: Toby Miller
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780801846045
• ISBN: 0801846048
• ID: 04708513
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Weight: 425 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 146 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. December 1993

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