The Bank Teller and Other Essays on the Politics of Meaning by Gabel, Peter - 2000

San Francicso U. S. A.: Acada Books. New in New dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 978-0965-50296-2 . Marfree, acidfree Fine in Fine DJ ; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours.; 1 x 9.1 x 5.9 Inches; 242 pages; A compelling and provocative case, April 29, 2003Online Rev:Were the 60's a special time in history for nascent communal meaning and purpose, or were we just young and foolishly optimistic about our generation's ability to change the world? Reading this brilliant series of essays brought back to me, a 56 year old lawyer, the spirit and intellectual joy of times I had long since forgotten about. But heck, I'm not giving up now after taking this stimulating course by Peter Gabel offering a rich, resonating, carefully crafted, and highly persuasive political philosophy revealed in ever increasing fullness with every turned page. There is much here for anyone interested in benefitting from what has clearly been a lifetime of scholarly commitment by the author to the pursuit of truth regarding the fundamentals of being and human interaction.This remarkable body of work will generously reward the time taken to read and reflect upon it. Although the author makes no apologies as he directly challenges the conventional political and social mores of today, he makes a strong and well corroborated argument for the ultimate triumph of hope, leading to the emergence of caring interpersonal recognition and confirmation as the twin bedrocks of a new and everlastingly meaningful society. .