I Sing the Body Politic
History as Prophecy in Contemporary American Literature
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- 21st Century
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773536036
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $110.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773536333
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $28.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773584938
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $28.95
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Description
A critical investigation of the dead ends, dead metaphors, dead bodies, and other historical constants of American politics.
About the author
Peter Swirski is professor of American literature and culture at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis and former research director at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. He is the author of twelve books, including Ars Americana, Ars Politica: Partisan Expression in Contemporary American Literature and Culture.
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