UID:
almafu_9958879479902883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781501726231
Series Statement:
Contestations
Content:
Allegories of America offers a bold idea of what, in terms of political theory, it means to be American. Beginning with the question What do we want from a theory of politics? Dolan explores the metaphysics of American-ness and stops along the way to reflect on John Winthrop, the Constitution, 1950s behavioralist social science, James Merrill, and William Burroughs.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction: Allegories of America --
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1. The Fiction of America --
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2. America's Critique of Reason --
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3. Cold War Metaphysics --
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4. Fiction and the Dilemma of Postmodern Politics --
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5. Practicing Political Theory Otherwise --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7591/9781501726231
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7591/9781501726231