Managerialism and "infinite human resourcefulness": A Commentary on the "therapeutic habitus", "derecognition of finitude" and the modern sense of Self

Journal for Cultural Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-264

  Costea, Bogdan ^a   Crump, Norman ^a   Amiridis, Kostas ^a  

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EID: 36749055285     PISSN: 14797585     EISSN: 17401666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14797580701763855     Document Type: Review

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