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This is a new book from two of the world?s leading social thinkers The book is a wide-ranging analysis of the way in which social practices shape our sense of selfhood in the modern world The authors argue that the world in which we live today is one of uncertainty where nothing can be taken for granted.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 Starting Out 1

2 Selves in Language 19

3 Performing Selves 39

4 Self-Realization 59

5 Connected Selves 75

6 The Composition of Selves 101

Afterword – ZB 121

Afterword – RR 131

References 139

Index 145

Practices of Selfhood

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      Published 27 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9780745690162
      978-0745690162
      ISBN-10 0745690165

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a new book from two of the world?s leading social thinkers The book is a wide-ranging analysis of the way in which social practices shape our sense of selfhood in the modern world The authors argue that the world in which we live today is one of uncertainty where nothing can be taken for granted.

      Table of Contents

      Preface vii

      1 Starting Out 1

      2 Selves in Language 19

      3 Performing Selves 39

      4 Self-Realization 59

      5 Connected Selves 75

      6 The Composition of Selves 101

      Afterword – ZB 121

      Afterword – RR 131

      References 139

      Index 145

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