{"product_id":"the-tyranny-of-choice-paperback","title":"The Tyranny of Choice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRenata Salecl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday we are encouraged to view our lives as being full of choice. Like products on a supermarket shelf, our identities seem to be there for the choosing. But paradoxically this freedom can create anxiety, and feelings of guilt and inadequacy. In The Tyranny of Choice, acclaimed philosopher and sociologist Renata Salecl explores how late capitalism's shrill exhortations to 'be yourself' are leading to ever-greater disquiet - and how its insistence on choice being a purely individual matter can prevent social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on diverse examples from popular culture - spanning dating sites and self-help books, to our obsession with celebrities' lifestyles - and fusing sociology, psychoanalysis and philosophy, Salecl shows that choice is rarely based on a simple rational decision with a predictable outcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenata Salecl is a philosopher and sociologist. She is visiting professor at BIOS centre at the London School of Economics. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eOn Anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e and have been translated into ten languages. In 2010, Renata Salecel was awarded the title of Slovenian woman scientist of the year and in December of the same year, she was named Slovenian person of the year by the daily newspaper \u003ci\u003eDelo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765526659360,"sku":"9781846681868","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c4e29351663fba3836962678f6cfac9.webp?v=1780272716","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tyranny-of-choice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}