Allegories of America : Narratives, Metaphysics, Politics.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dolan, Frederick M.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:	Contestations Ser.
Subjects:	Political culture > United States. Political science > United States > History. Fiction > Political aspects > United States. Politics and literature > United States. Allegory. Roman > Aspect politique > États-Unis. Politique et littérature > États-Unis. Allégorie. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference. Allegory Fiction > Political aspects Political culture Political science Politics and literature United States Political science & theory Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Allegories of America; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Allegories of America; 1. The Fiction of America; 2. America's Critique of Reason; 3. Cold War Metaphysics; 4. Fiction and the Dilemma of Postmodern Politics; 5. Practicing Political Theory Otherwise; Notes; Bibliography; Index.