New reformation : notes of a neolithic conservative / Paul Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Paul, 1911-1972.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Social conditions--1960-1980.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : PM Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Emphasizing the importance of culture and the arts in society, this reprint of a 1960s classic—the author's last book of social criticism—includes a new introduction that situates the late Paul Goodman in his era and traces the development of his characteristic insights. The probing introduction speaks for a new generation of young scholars as it discusses the initial impact and continuing relevance of Goodman's problematic love affair with the radical youth of the 1960s. Timely and compelling, Goodman's narrative reassesses what he considered a moral and spiritual upheaval comparable to the Protestant Reformation—"the breakdown of belief, and the emergence of new belief, in sciences and professions, education, and civil legitimacy." With new analysis of 1960s activism, this survey shows that Goodman's prescient voice is as relevant today as it was four decades ago.

Contents:

pt. 1. Sciences and professions

pt. 2. Education of the young

pt. 3. Legitimacy

pt. 4. Notes of a neolithic conservative.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-60486-425-7

OCLC:

732955752