Richard Sennett

The Fall of Public Man by Richard Sennett delves deeply into the intricate dynamics between the public and private spheres in contemporary society. Sennett argues persuasively that distinct behaviours and activities are suitable for each realm. However, the demarcation between these realms has become blurred, particularly due to the forces of capitalism and the secularisation of society. This erosion, Sennett...

'Constantly stimulating ideas from a veteran of urban thinking' Jonathan Meades, Guardian In Building and Dwelling, Richard Sennett distils a lifetime's thinking and practical experience to explore the relationship between the good built environment and the good life. He argues for, and describes in rich detail, the idea of an open city, one in which people learn to manage complexity....

An exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinker. The Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics, and everyday experience. It focuses on the bodily and physical dimensions of performing, rather than on words. Richard Sennett is particularly attuned to the ways in which the rituals of ordinary life are...

A compelling exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinker. The Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday experience. It focuses on the bodily and physical dimensions of performing, rather than on words. Richard Sennett is particularly attuned to the ways in which the rituals of ordinary life...

In The Corrosion of Character, Richard Sennett draws on interviews with dismissed IBM executives, bakers, a bartender turned advertising executive, and many others to call into question the terms of our new economy. Sennett explores the contemporary scene characterized by Enrico's son, Rico, whose life is more materially successful, yet whose work lacks long-term commitments or loyalties.

If discourse is the foundation of democracy, how can the design of our cities empower and enable discourse? Never have the potential political consequences of architecture been greater, and never has the political sensibility of architecture been less. This was the state of the discipline that social theorist and urban thinker Richard Sennett declared when he addressed an audience at...

Living with people who differ - racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically - is one of the most urgent challenges facing civil society today. Together argues that co-operation needs more than good will; it is a craft that requires skill. In modern society, traditional bonds are waning, and we must develop new forms of secular, civic ritual that make us more...