Smita A. Rahman

Honor and Political Imagination (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In Honor and Political Imagination, Smita A. Rahman reckons with the enduring power of honor in contemporary political and popular culture and the desire for heroism that accompanies it, while attending to the dangers that such a desire brings. Rahman argues that while there may be a place for honor in the political imagination, it remains a contested and complicated one. Including close readings of honor in popular culture, Rahman explores the tragic cost of the pursuit of honor, but also underlines its ability to inspire heroic political action.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197642139
• Artikelnr.: 72261532

Autorenporträt

Smita A. Rahman is the Johnson Family University Professor of Political Science at DePauw University where she teaches courses in modern, contemporary, and Islamic political thought. Her research interests are in contemporary and comparative political theory, and in politics and popular culture. In particular, she is interested in exploring how foundational concepts in political theory rupture and become contested in a globalized world of difference. She is the author of Time, Memory, and the Politics of Contingency (Routledge, 2014), and co-editor and co-author of Globalizing Political Theory (Routledge, 2022). Her articles and reviews have appeared in Contemporary Political Theory, Theory and Event, and other leading journals.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Introduction: The Enduring Appeal of Honor
* Chapter One: "You Win or You Die": Honor, Recognition, and
Subjectivity in Game of Thrones
* Chapter Two: Honor Among Spies: The Cold War Mom, Family, and
Identity in The Americans
* Chapter Three: The Ornamental Politics of Honor: Wolf Hall,
Machiavelli, and the Art of Power
* Chapter Four: Honor, Heroism, and Tragedy in the Iliad
* Chapter Five: Honor, Nostalgia, and Democratic Anxiety in the Marvel
Cinematic Universe's Captain America
* Conclusion: The Agonism of Honor
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index