Culture, Catastrophe, and Rhetoric

Culture, Catastrophe, and RhetoricThis volume explores political culture, especially the catastrophic elements of the global social order emerging in the twenty first century. By emphasizing the texture of political action, the book theorizes how social context becomes evident on the surface of events and analyzes the performative dimensions of political experience. The attention to catastrophe allows for an understanding of how ordinary people contend with normal system operation

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In suitable places-without disrupting the narrative-Roosevelt offers the reader his perspectives on a variety of broader topics

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The Bounty Mutiny tells the controversial story of the mutineers and the acting lieutenant who sparked a movement

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