On diversity : the eclipse of the individual in a global era / Russell Jacoby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacoby, Russell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

Globalization--Social aspects.

United States.

Individualism--United States.

Individualism.

Social systems.

Globalization--Social aspects--United States.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

ix, 229 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Diversity. You've heard the term everywhere--in the news, in the universities, at the television awards shows. Maybe even in the corporate world, where diversity initiatives have become de rigueur. But what does the term actually mean? Where does it come from? What are its intellectual precedents? Moreover, how do we square our love affair with diversity with the fact that the world seems to be becoming more and more, well, homogeneous? With a lucid, straightforward prose that rises above the noise, one of America's greatest intellectual gadflies, Russell Jacoby, takes these questions squarely on. Discussing diversity (or lack thereof) in language, fashion, childhood experience, political structure, and the history of ideas, Jacoby offers in plain language a surprising and penetrating analysis of our cultural moment. In an age where our public thinkers seem to be jumping over one another to have the latest correct opinion, Jacoby offers a most dangerous, and liberating, injunction: to stop and think"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The myth of diversity

"A diversity crisis!" : sneakers, species, and speech

Playing with diversity

Diversity and its vicissitudes : across the centuries

Diversity and its vicissitudes : the modern period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Jacoby, Russell. On diversity

ISBN:

9781609809799

1609809793

OCLC:

1102808102