Habits of the Heart, Updated Edition, Robert N. Bellah
Habits of the Heart, Updated Edition, Robert N. Bellah
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Habits of the Heart, Updated Edition
Individualism and Commitment in American Life

Author: Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, Steven M. Tipton

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 16 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2019

Synopsis

First published in 1985, Habits of the Heart continues to be one of the most discussed interpretations of modern American society, a quest for a democratic community that draws on our diverse civic and religious traditions. In a new preface the authors relate the arguments of the book both to the current realities of American society and to the growing debate about the country’s future. With this new edition one of the most influential books of recent times takes on a new immediacy.

About Robert N. Bellah

Robert N. Bellah was Elliott Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, at the University of California, Berkeley.

About Richard Madsen

Richard Madsen is professor of sociology, University of California, San Diego; his most recent book is China and the American Dream (California, 1995).

About William M. Sullivan

William M. Sullivan is professor of philosophy, LaSalle University, Philadelphia; his most recent book is Work and Integrity: The Crisis and Promise of Professionalism in America (1994).

About Ann Swidler

Ann Swidler is professor of sociology, University of California, Berkeley, and the author of Organization Without Authority: Dilemmas of Social Control in Free Schools (1980).

About Steven M. Tipton

Steven M. Tipton is professor, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and author of Getting Saved from the Sixties: Moral Meaning in Conversion and Cultural Change (California, 1982).

About Marguerite Gavin

Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. Marguerite has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four hundred titles to her credit, her narration spans nearly every genre, from nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and children’s fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nils

A canonical text of American sociology in the 1980s, sure to be at the center of reading lists about the 1980s. A quintessential examination of the mental space of middle class white America, in the late Cold War years, the book is a curiously normative document framed as a piece of positive sociolo......more

Goodreads review by Miguel

¿Cómo es vivir en Estados Unidos? Esta parece ser la pregunta fundamental que los autores de este gigantesco estudio trataron de responder. A través de una gran cantidad de entrevistas y testimonios, pero especialmente, de un fino sentido crítico, los autores nos plantean un detallado retrato de la......more

Quotes

“Habits of the Heart is, rare among works of scholarly origin, an outspoken and even emotional plea for attention to an argument, and a danger.” Los Angeles Times

“[A] brilliant analysis. Easily the richest and most readable study of American society…since The Lonely Crowd.” Newsweek

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