Binding: Hardcover
Description: Charts the long history of resentment from its emergence to its establishment as the word of the moment. The term resentment often casually paired with words like hatred rage and fear has dominated US news analysis since November 2016. Despite its increased use this word seems to defy easy categorization. Does resentment describe many interlocking sentiments or is it just another way of saying anger ? Does it suggest an irrational grievance as opposed to a legitimate callout of injustice? Does it imply political leanings or is it nonpartisan by nature? In The Return of Resentment Robert A. Schneider explores these questions and more moving from eighteenth - century Britain to the aftermath of the French Revolution to social movements throughout the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of writers thinkers and historical experiences Schneider illustrates how resentment has morphed across time coming to express a collective sentiment felt by people and movements across the political spectrum. In this history we discover resentment's modernity and its ambiguity how it can be used to dismiss legitimate critique and explain away violence but also convey a moral stance that demands recognition. Schneider anatomizes the many ways resentment has been used to label present - day movements from followers of Trump and supporters of Brexit to radical Islamicists and proponents of identity politics. Addressing our contemporary political situation in a novel way The Return of Resentment challenges us to think critically about the roles different emotions play in politics.
Title: The Return Of Resentment The Rise And Decline And Rise Again Of A Political Emotion
Author(s): Schneider Robert A.
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226586434
Pages: 312 Pages
Publication Date: 1/17/2023
Series: The Life of Ideas
Category: Social & Political Philosophy