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History 21st Century

I Sing the Body Politic

History as Prophecy in Contemporary American Literature

by (author) Peter Swirski

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2009
Category
21st Century
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773536036
    Publish Date
    Sep 2009
    List Price
    $110.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773536333
    Publish Date
    Sep 2009
    List Price
    $28.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773584938
    Publish Date
    Sep 2009
    List Price
    $28.95

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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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