The Broken Rebel: A Study In Culture, Politics And Authoritarian Character
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
What happens when the impulse to rebel is crushed, co-opted, or turned against itself? The Broken Rebel by Rupert Wilkinson presents a rigorous and penetrating study of the authoritarian personality, tracing the psychological and cultural conditions that transform the spirit of defiance into submission, conformity, and ultimately, complicity with power. Wilkinson chronicles how political systems and cultural forces throughout modern history have systematically broken the rebel spirit, producing personalities that are outwardly defiant yet inwardly bound to the very authority they claim to oppose. Drawing on a rich interdisciplinary framework that bridges psychology, political theory, and cultural analysis, Wilkinson argues that authoritarianism is not merely a political phenomenon but a deeply personal one — rooted in character formation and shaped by the institutions, ideologies, and social pressures of the modern world. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible clarity, this work stands as a significant contribution to the tradition of critical social thought pioneered by thinkers such as Erich Fromm and Theodor Adorno. For anyone seeking to understand why individuals surrender their autonomy and what the cultural machinery of control truly looks like, The Broken Rebel poses a question that remains urgently unanswered: can the rebel ever truly be free?
Author: Rupert Wilkinson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
What happens when the impulse to rebel is crushed, co-opted, or turned against itself? The Broken Rebel by Rupert Wilkinson presents a rigorous and penetrating study of the authoritarian personality, tracing the psychological and cultural conditions that transform the spirit of defiance into submission, conformity, and ultimately, complicity with power. Wilkinson chronicles how political systems and cultural forces throughout modern history have systematically broken the rebel spirit, producing personalities that are outwardly defiant yet inwardly bound to the very authority they claim to oppose. Drawing on a rich interdisciplinary framework that bridges psychology, political theory, and cultural analysis, Wilkinson argues that authoritarianism is not merely a political phenomenon but a deeply personal one — rooted in character formation and shaped by the institutions, ideologies, and social pressures of the modern world. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible clarity, this work stands as a significant contribution to the tradition of critical social thought pioneered by thinkers such as Erich Fromm and Theodor Adorno. For anyone seeking to understand why individuals surrender their autonomy and what the cultural machinery of control truly looks like, The Broken Rebel poses a question that remains urgently unanswered: can the rebel ever truly be free?