{"product_id":"the-emerson-effect-individualism-and-submission-in-america","title":"The Emerson Effect: Individualism and Submission in America","description":"This book presents a revisionist account of Ralph Waldo Emerson's influential thought on individualism, in particular his political psychology.\n\nChristopher Newfield analyzes the interplay of liberal and authoritarian impulses in Emerson's work in various domains: domestic life, the changing New England economy, theories of poetic language, homoerotic friendship, and racial hierarchy. Focusing on neglected later writings, Newfield shows how Emerson explored the tensions between autonomy and community—and consistently resolved these tensions by \"abandoning crucial elements of both\" and redefining autonomy as a kind of liberating subjection. He argues that in Emersonian individualism, self-determination is accompanied by submission to authority, and examines the influence of this submissive individualism on the history of American liberalism. In a provocative reading of Emerson's early and neglected later works, Newfield analyzes Emerson's emphasis on collective, or \"corporate\", world-building, rather than private possession. Tracing the development of this corporate individualism, he illuminates contradictions in Emerson's political outlook, and the conjunctions of liberal and authoritarian ideology they produced.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0226577007\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0226577007.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Newfield, Dr. Christopher\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43646458724413,"sku":"BVV.0226577007.G","price":33.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0226577007-0.jpg?v=1789769626","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-emerson-effect-individualism-and-submission-in-america","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}