I Sing the Body Politic

History as Prophecy in Contemporary American Literature

Peter Swirski author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:1st Sep '09

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The end of George W Bush's imperial presidency means that the wreckage of the republic's political ideals is now subject to a vigorous reassessment. This book contains essays that analyze major works of American literature and film.A critical investigation of the dead ends, dead metaphors, dead bodies, and other historical constants of American politics

"A significant contribution to literary and cultural studies, sure to be consulted for many years by any number of scholars and students in departments of American Studies, English, Film Studies, and beyond." John Howard, King's College London "Though a unique combination of scholarship, readability, and what might be described as moral outrage, I Sing the Body Politic makes its point in a very telling way. Beautifully written, and based on an impressive amount of research, it casts a devastating light on the Bush administration and the political order in recent years." Arthur Asa Berger, San Francisco State Univeristy

ISBN: 9780773536333

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 292g

216 pages