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The Hungry Spirit Beyond Capitalism - A Quest for Purpose in the Modern World

Paperback (03 Sep 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

With his characteristically very personal anecdotal style, Charles Handy analyses how materialistic capitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, and examines the false certainties of science and religion. Offering a carefully considered and compelling alternative vision, the book challenges the status quo on everything from capitalism and organization to goal-setting and morality. With nods to Kant, Keynes, Sartre and Drucker, The Hungry Spirit is not your usual business tome, but that, of course, is part of Handy's plan.

About the Publisher

Random House Business Books

Random House Business Books boasts some of the best-known and most widely respected works and authors in business book publishing, from Jim Collins (Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall), via Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy (Execution) to Chris Anderson (The Long Tail and Free). It includes books on leadership and management (for example, Allan Leighton's On Leadership and Tough Calls), titles on economics (Alex Brummer's The Crunch), and works on business skills (Chip and Dan Heath's Made to Stick and Switch).

Book information

ISBN: 9780099227724
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Random House Business Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 302.35
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 208g
Height: 198mm
Width: 123mm
Spine width: 18mm