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9780814718971

Politics of The Ordinary, A

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  • ISBN13:

    9780814718971

  • ISBN10:

    0814718973

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-07-01
  • Publisher: New York University Press

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Summary

InA Politics of the Ordinary, Thomas Dumm dramatizes how everyday life in the United States intersects with and is influenced by the power of events, on the one hand, and forces of conformity and normalcy on the other. Combining poststructuralist analysis with a sympathetic reading of a strain of American thought that begins with Emerson and culminates in the work of Stanley Cavell,A Politics of the Ordinaryinvestigates incidents from everyday life, political spectacles, and popular culture.Whether juxtaposing reflections about boredom in rural New Mexico with Emerson's theory of constitutional amendment, Richard Nixon's letter of resignation with Thoreau's writings to overcome quiet desperation, or demonstrating how Disney'sToy Storyallegorizes the downsizing of the American white-collar work force, Dumm's constant concern is to show how the ordinary is the primary source of the democratic political imagination.

Author Biography

Thomas L. Dumm is Professor of Political Science at Amherst College. His books include united states and Michel Foucault and the Politics of Freedom.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(9)
A Politics of the Ordinary
10(40)
Resignation
50(21)
Compensation
71(19)
Civil Society
90(28)
Toy Stories
118(21)
Aliens
139(20)
Wild Things
159(12)
Notes 171(34)
Index 205(10)
About the Author 215

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