Rising Up and Rising Down - Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means

Informationen zum Autor William T. Vollmann is the author of seven novels, three collections of stories, and a seven-volume critique of violence, Rising Up and Rising Down . He is also the author of Poor People , a worldwide examination of poverty through the eyes of the impoverished themselves; Riding Toward Everywhere , an examination of the train-hopping hobo lifestyle; and Imperial, a panoramic look at one of the poorest areas in America. He has won the PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction, a Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize and a Whiting Writers' Award. His journalism and fiction have been published in The New Yorker , Esquire , Spin and Granta . Vollmann lives in Sacramento, California. Klappentext William T. Vollmann's abridgment of his 3,500-page, seven-volumemagnum opus An odyssey through the history of violence, Rising Up and Rising Down combines William T. Vollmann's voracious appetite for the details of history with a disregard for his own safety, examines the actions of historical figures, scrutinizes the thinking of philosophers and finds Vollmann posting personal dispatches from some of the most dangerous and war-torn places on earth. The result is his Moral Calculus, a structured decision-making system designed to help the reader decide when violence is justifiable and when it is not. Zusammenfassung William T. Vollmann's abridgment of his 3,500-page, seven-volumemagnum opus An odyssey through the history of violence, Rising Up and Rising Down combines William T. Vollmann's voracious appetite for the details of history with a disregard for his own safety, examines the actions of historical figures, scrutinizes the thinking of philosophers and finds Vollmann posting personal dispatches from some of the most dangerous and war-torn places on earth. The result is his Moral Calculus, a structured decision-making system designed to help the reader decide when violence is justifiable and when it is not. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William T Vollmann, William T. Vollmann
• Editore: Ecco Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.2004
• EAN: 9780060548186
• ISBN: 978-0-06-054818-6
• Pagine: 752
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 235 mm x 42 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > XX° e XXI° secolo; Geopolitics, Philosophy, social and political philosophy, United States of America, USA, Ethics and moral philosophy, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Political control and freedoms, HISTORY: WORLD, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, HISTORY: Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE: History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, PHILOSOPHY: Political, Philosophy / Political/Philosophy