Authenticity: The Cultural History of a Political Concept

• Main Authors: Umbach, Maiken (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Humphrey, Mathew (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Intellectual life-History.; Civilization-History.; Cultural studies.; Political communication.; Intellectual Studies.; Cultural History.; Cultural Studies.; Political Communication.

Authenticity is everywhere: political leaders invoke the idea to gain our support, advertisers use it to sell their products. But is authenticity a dangerous hoax? What is, and is not, authentic has been hotly debated ever since the concept was invented. Many academics have sought to "unmask&qu...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. The Nature of Authenticity, and the Authenticity of Nature
• Chapter 3. Living in an Inauthentic Society?
• Chapter 4. Authentic Leadership
• Chapter 5. Authenticity and Consumption
• Chapter 6. Conclusion.