Public Things Democracy in Disrepair |
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| Author:
| Honig, Bonnie |
| Series title: | Thinking Out Loud Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8232-7641-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on Winnicott and Hannah Arendt, Public Things: Democracy in Disrepair develops a lexicon for a political theory of public things. Indigenous activism, racial inequality, and democratic citizenship; care, concern, hope, and play all figure in readings of contemporary events and literary, film, and political theory (Tocqueville, Melville, von Trier).
Drawing on Winnicott and Hannah Arendt, Public Things: Democracy in Disrepair develops a lexicon for a political theory of public things. Indigenous activism, racial inequality, and democratic citizenship; care, concern, hope, and play all figure in readings of contemporary events and literary, film, and political theory (Tocqueville, Melville, von Trier).