[lbo-talk] new spirit of capitalism

[bhandari at berkeley.edu]

Well Charles if you post on any chapter or section I shall read along. One
aspect I am concerned
about is an implied left conservatism. In an earlier version of the
argument (Thesis Eleven) Boltanski seems to separate sexual revolution 
(gay rights, gay parenting, assisted reproduction, active struggle to
dissolve patriarchal heterosexual norm ) from emancipation from material
oppression. I don't think Boltanski is just describing a shift in the
object of critique of the avant garde. I think he is criticizing it  as
well. Perhaps I am wrong. I hope so.
Rakesh


> On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:05:12 -0700 (PDT), bhandari at berkeley.edu wrote:
>> But as a
>> work of cultural studies Boltanski and Chiapello's book shines.
>
> Thanks for your comments. It's one of the best books I've read in a
> long while, not just because it deals with a period of French cultural
> history that's important to my dissertation. Dipping back into it, now
> that I don't have to return it quickly to interlibrary loan, I find
> still more of value and was wondering whether I was crazy...
>
> Thanks also for the two other recommendations!
>
> Best, Charles
>
>