Talking Politics | The Substance of Style from Abe to “W”
Politics Michael Silverstein Politics Michael Silverstein

Talking Politics | The Substance of Style from Abe to “W”

If politics as practiced is talk, then how does a political figure—especially an American President—talk politics? If someone can be all style and no substance, is there any actual political substance to style? Talking Politics looks at the alpha and omega of presidential image, its highs—Lincoln at Gettysburg—and lows—“W” at any microphone—demystifying the spun mists of political “message” on which an institution like the American presidency has always depended.

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Against Bosses, Against Oligarchies | A Conversation with Richard Rorty
Politics Richard Rorty, Derek Nystrom, Kent Puckett Politics Richard Rorty, Derek Nystrom, Kent Puckett

Against Bosses, Against Oligarchies | A Conversation with Richard Rorty

Nystrom and Puckett’s pamphlet gives us the most comprehensive picture available of Richard Rorty’s political views. This is Rorty being avuncular, cranky, and straightforward: his arguments on patriotism, the political left, and philosophy—as usual, unusual—are worth pondering. This pamphlet will appeal to all those interested in Rorty’s distinct brand of pragmatism and leftist politics in the United States.

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War of the Worlds | What About Peace?
Politics Bruno Latour Politics Bruno Latour

War of the Worlds | What About Peace?

Bruno Latour is best known for his work in the cultural study of science. In this pamphlet he turns his attention to another worthy pursuit: the project of peace. As one might expect, Latour gives us a radically different picture of this project than Kant or the philosophes, asserting that the West has been in a constant state of war both with other cultures and its own—although unwittingly so. Read through the lens of his trademark take on “the modern,” his arguments are original, thoughtful, and, as usual, provocative.

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