The Resource American dionysia : violence, tragedy, and democratic politics, Steven Johnston, University of Utah
American dionysia : violence, tragedy, and democratic politics, Steven Johnston, University of Utah
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- Summary
- "Violence and tragedy riddle democracy- not due to fatal shortcomings or unnecessary failures, but because of its very design and success. To articulate this troubling claim, Steven Johnston explores the cruelty of democratic founding, the brutal use democracies make of citizens and animals during wartime, the ambiguous consequences of legislative action expressive of majority rule, and militant practices of citizenship required to deal with democracy's enemies. Democracy must take responsibility for its success: to rule in denial of violence merely replicates it. Johnston thus calls for the development of a tragic democratic politics and proposes institutional and civic responses to democracy's reign, including the reinvention of tragic festivals and holidays, a new breed of public memorials, and mandatory congressional reparations sessions. Theorizing the violent puzzle of democracy, Johnston addresses classic and contemporary political theory, films, little known monuments, the subversive music of Bruce Springsteen, and the potential of democratic violence by the people themselves"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 296 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: There will be blood: antinomies of democracy
- 1. American dionysia
- 2. Democracy at war with itself: citizens
- 3. Democracy at war with itself: animals
- 4. Forcing democracy to be free: Rousseau to Springsteen
- 5. Two cheers for democratic violence
- 6. New tragic democratic traditions
- Conclusion: democracy's tragic affirmations
- Isbn
- 9781107100602
- Label
- American dionysia : violence, tragedy, and democratic politics
- Title
- American dionysia
- Title remainder
- violence, tragedy, and democratic politics
- Statement of responsibility
- Steven Johnston, University of Utah
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Violence and tragedy riddle democracy- not due to fatal shortcomings or unnecessary failures, but because of its very design and success. To articulate this troubling claim, Steven Johnston explores the cruelty of democratic founding, the brutal use democracies make of citizens and animals during wartime, the ambiguous consequences of legislative action expressive of majority rule, and militant practices of citizenship required to deal with democracy's enemies. Democracy must take responsibility for its success: to rule in denial of violence merely replicates it. Johnston thus calls for the development of a tragic democratic politics and proposes institutional and civic responses to democracy's reign, including the reinvention of tragic festivals and holidays, a new breed of public memorials, and mandatory congressional reparations sessions. Theorizing the violent puzzle of democracy, Johnston addresses classic and contemporary political theory, films, little known monuments, the subversive music of Bruce Springsteen, and the potential of democratic violence by the people themselves"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Johnston, Steven
- Dewey number
- 303.6/60973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HN90.V5
- LC item number
- J65 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political violence
- War and society
- Democracy
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Democracy
- Political violence
- War and society
- United States
- Demokratie
- Gewalt
- Politik
- Krieg
- USA
- Label
- American dionysia : violence, tragedy, and democratic politics, Steven Johnston, University of Utah
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: There will be blood: antinomies of democracy -- 1. American dionysia -- 2. Democracy at war with itself: citizens -- 3. Democracy at war with itself: animals -- 4. Forcing democracy to be free: Rousseau to Springsteen -- 5. Two cheers for democratic violence -- 6. New tragic democratic traditions -- Conclusion: democracy's tragic affirmations
- Control code
- ocn899229489
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107100602
- Lccn
- 2014047367
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40025045038
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781107496675
- (OCoLC)899229489
- Label
- American dionysia : violence, tragedy, and democratic politics, Steven Johnston, University of Utah
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: There will be blood: antinomies of democracy -- 1. American dionysia -- 2. Democracy at war with itself: citizens -- 3. Democracy at war with itself: animals -- 4. Forcing democracy to be free: Rousseau to Springsteen -- 5. Two cheers for democratic violence -- 6. New tragic democratic traditions -- Conclusion: democracy's tragic affirmations
- Control code
- ocn899229489
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107100602
- Lccn
- 2014047367
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025045038
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781107496675
- (OCoLC)899229489
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