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A Sociology of Kindness As Everyday Enchantment : On Making the World Go Our Way.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brownlie, Julie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kindness.
- Sociology.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- A sociological investigation of how and why the idea of kindness has come to take a hold in many contemporary English-speaking societies.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Kindness as a good story
- The kindness industry
- Understanding how kindness caught on: From emodities to (ambivalent) attachment
- Telling it slant and taking the measure: Researching the idea of kindness
- Big from small: The idea of kindness as both interpersonal and world-making
- As if by magic: Serendipity, structure and the idea of kindness
- Making believe: Kindness and authenticity
- Kindness as everyday enchantment
- Conclusion: All done by kindness
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-5261-6516-3
- 9781526165169
- OCLC:
- 1564840882
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