{"product_id":"is-shame-necessary-new-uses-for-an-old-tool-9780241961858","title":"Is Shame Necessary New Uses for an Old Tool","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIs Shame Necessary? \u003c\/i\u003erising star Jennifer Jacquet shows that we have to use shame if we want to bring about political change and hold the powerful to account\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn cultures that champion the individual, guilt is seen as the cornerstone of conscience yet it proves impotent in the face of corrupt corporate policies. Jennifer Jacquet persuasively argues that modern-day shaming is a non-violent form of resistance that can be used to bring about large-scale change. Shaming, Jacquet shows, works best when used sparingly, but when applied in just the right way and at just the right time, it can keep us from failing ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Shaming is society''s natural stabilizer and organic risk-management mechanism, and one that is ignored in modernity, particularly in the virtual world. Worse: it has been largely ignored by researchers before Jennifer Jacquet, whose book gives us an insightful treatment of a vital topic'' \u003c\/b\u003eNassim Taleb, author of \u003ci\u003eAntifragile\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThought-provoking treatise on the soft power of opprobrium, and its important role in achieving social cohesion in an ever more individualised culture... timely and urgent * Economist *\u003cbr\u003eIntelligent and provocative... The prospect of shame is a powerful social corrective * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful and measured * Huffington Post *\u003cbr\u003eShaming is society's natural stabilizer and organic risk-management mechanism, and one that is ignored in modernity, particularly in the virtual world. Worse: it has been largely ignored by researchers before Jennifer Jacquet, whose book gives us an insightful treatment of a vital topic -- Nassim Taleb, author of 'Antifragile'\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderful, important and timely book. It shows us that the glue that really holds society together is not laws and diktats but honour and shame -- Brian Eno, Long Now Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017706111319,"sku":"9780241961858","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241961858.jpg?v=1750774395","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/is-shame-necessary-new-uses-for-an-old-tool-9780241961858","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}