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The capability approach to social justice construes a person's
well-being in terms of the substantive freedoms people value. John
Alexander engages with the rapidly growing body of literature on
the capability approach in economics, inequality, poverty
measurement and development studies. Critically assessing Sen and
Nussbaum's work in normative economics, social ethics and political
philosophy, Alexander develops a unified vision of the capability
approach embodying the ideal of creating the greatest possible
condition for the realization of basic capabilities for all. He
then assesses this vision as a political theory arguing that
capabilities are necessary but not sufficient for overcoming
conditions of domination. The book calls for a more intimate
relationship between individual liberty and the freedom of the
political community as a whole.
The capability approach to social justice construes a person's
well-being in terms of the substantive freedoms people have reason
to value beyond mere utility or access to resources. In this book
John Alexander engages with the rapidly growing body of literature
on the capability approach in economics, inequality and poverty
measurement, and development studies, paying particular attention
to Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum's collaborative work on the
capability approach in normative economics, social ethics and
political philosophy. Through a critical discussion of Sen and
Nussbaum's literature, the book develops a unified vision of the
capability approach embodied in the ideal of creating the greatest
possible condition for the realization of basic capabilities for
all and assesses it as a political theory arguing that capabilities
are necessary but not sufficient for overcoming conditions of
domination.
There have been many books written about Johnny Cash, but The Man
in Song is the first to examine Cash's incredible life through the
lens of the songs he wrote and recorded. Music journalist and
historian John Alexander has drawn on decades of studying Cash's
music and life, from his difficult depression-era Arkansas
childhood through his death in 2003, to tell a life story through
songs familiar and obscure. In discovering why Cash wrote a given
song or chose to record it, Alexander introduces readers anew to a
man whose primary consideration of any song was the difference
music makes in people's lives, and not whether the song would
become a hit. The hits came, of course. Johnny Cash sold more than
fifty million albums in forty years, and he holds the distinction
of being the only performer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame,
and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. The Man in Song connects
treasured songs to an incredible life. It explores the intertwined
experience and creativity of childhood trauma. It rifles through
the discography of a life: Cash's work with the Tennessee Two at
Sam Phillips's Sun Studios, the unique concept albums Cash recorded
for Columbia Records, the spiritual songs, the albums recorded live
at prisons, songs about the love of his life, June Carter Cash,
songs about murder and death and addiction, songs about ramblers,
and even silly songs. Appropriate for both serious country and folk
music enthusiasts and those just learning about this musical
legend, The Man in Song will appeal to a fan base spanning
generations. Here is a biography for those who first heard "I Walk
the Line" in 1956, a younger generation who discovered Cash through
songs like his cover of Trent Reznor's "Hurt," and everyone in
between.
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