UID:
almahu_9949384705102882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781351600149
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1351600141
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9781315105116
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131510511X
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in cultural history ; 53
Content:
"Despite the fact that respectability is universally recognized as a feature of nineteenth-century society, it has seldom been studied as a subject in itself. In this path-breaking book, Woodruff D. Smith interprets respectability as a highly significant cultural phenomenon, incorporating both a moral imaginary or map and a distinctive discourse. Respectability was constructed in the public spheres of Europe and the Americas and eventually came to be an aspect of social life throughout the world. From its origins in the late eighteenth century, it was a conscious response to what were perceived as undesirable aspects of modifernity. It became a central feature of concepts of "the modifern" itself and an essential part of the processes that, in the twentieth century, came to be called modifernization and cultural globalization. Respectability--though typically associated with the bourgeoisie--existed independently of any particular social class, and strongly affected modifern constructions of class in general and of gendifer. Although not an ideology, respectability was overtly embedded in several political discourses, especially those of movements such as antislavery which claimed to transcend politics. While it may no longer be a coherent entity in culture and discourse, respectability continues to affect contemporary public life through a fragmentary legacy."--Provided by publisher.
Note:
Introduction -- Identity: the self-respecting self -- Practice: moral competence -- Distinction: class, gender and moral standing -- Performance -- Humanity and the discourse of respectability: mother, family and civilization -- Power -- What happened to respectability?
Additional Edition:
Print version: Smith, Woodruff D., author. Respectability as moral map and public discourse in the nineteenth century New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 ISBN 9781138096974
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315105116
