Against Democracy : : Literary Experience in the Era of Emancipations / / Simon During.
This book argues that we can no longer envision a political system that might practically displace democracy or, more accurately, global democratic state capitalism. Democracy has become fundamental: It extends deeper and deeper into everyday life; it grounds and limits our political thought and val...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- One. Democracy Today
- Two. Reform or Refusal? Living in Democratic Capitalism
- Three. Conservatism and Critique
- Four. Literary Criticism’s Failure
- Five. The Literary Origins of Modern Democracy
- Six. Howards End’s Socialism
- Seven. Saul Bellow and the Antinomies of Democratic Experience
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index