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
- $125.00
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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
- $24.95
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Description
The Iraq War is the most obvious catalyst for the volume, but over the course of discussions of Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Michael Moore, Spike Lee, and war memoirs written by soldiers who served in the Gulf, contributors reflect on contemporary American history, society, and politics. Offering a detailed and devastating critique of the political order dominated by the military-industrial-congressional complex and the conservative wing of the Republican Party, I Sing the Body Politic comments on an array of social inequalities and compromised political ideals, as well as artistic resistance and large-scale movements for sociopolitical change.
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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