Truth About Patriotism

Informationen zum Autor Steven Johnston Klappentext Critique of the role of patriotism in democratic theory and its manifestation in popular culture as a mode of conceptualizing national cohesion. Zusammenfassung Contending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value! this book turns to patriotism's defenders to show how they must jettison democracy to champion patriotism. Drawing from various aspects of American political and popular culture! this book presents examples to disclose patriotism's self-defeating character. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments ix 1. “Without External Picturesqueness,” Or, Why I Am Not a Patriot 1 2. This Patriotism Which Is Not One 21 3. Iconic Drama I: The Mortal Logic of Enmity 64 4. Iconic Drama II: The Socratic Way of Death 89 5. The American Memorial/Monument Complex I: The Architecture of Democratic Monuments 115 6. The American Memorial/Monument Complex II: Political Not Patriotic 138 7. Patriotism and Death: Wounded Patriotic Attachments 161 8. Bruce Springsteen and the Tragedy of the American Dream 198 Notes 233 Bibliography 269 Index 279

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Steven Johnston
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.08.2007
• EAN: 9780822341109
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4110-9
• Pagine: 296
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva