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Continuous Excursions Politics and Personal Life
Colman, Marshall Publisher: Pluto Press, London, United Kingdom Year Published: 1982 Pages: 134pp ISBN: 0 86104 357-X Resource Type: Book
Colman looks at the idea that 'the personal is political'. He looks at personal life in pre-capitalist societies, the nature of politics and social relations, patriarchy and sexual relations, intimacy and personal life, indviduality and public life.
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Personal is Political Personal politics Fusing the personal and the political From the margin to the centre
2. Social Relations and Politics Social relations Politics Power and Society Gender relations Patriarchy Sexual politics
3. Personal Life Personal biographies Lovers, friends and enemies Subjective experience
4. The Politics of Personal Relations The irrational in politics Space invaders Personal politics in social organizations Personal life and political principles
5. The Cult of Intimacy The inner-directed personality Informality The tyranny of structurelessness Freud and the Victorians Silence in public
6. Only Connect Social blindness Public and private morals Social determinism Continuous excursions
7. Individualism and Personal Autonomy Respect for individuals Personal autonomy Self-development Competitive individualism
8. Capitalism, the Family and Personal Life The split Subjectivity
9. Personal Life in History Men's work and women's work Servile burdens A distinct sphere of personal life Arranged marriages
10. A City of Strangers Personal Domination The growth of towns The coffee houses The devitalisation of public life
11. Revitalising Public Life Crowds and cities The need for boundaries Public participation
Notes
Index
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