Beschreibung:
Michael Shapiro has been one of the most important thinkers and writers over the past two decades whose work has been extremely influential in fields as varied as political theory, international relations and cultural studies. This collection contains his seminal writings on such topics as discourse, culture and violence.
Introduction: Revealing the Interpretations that Change the World: The Writings of Michael J. Shapiro Part 1: Discourse: Language, Power, Critique 1. Metaphor in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences 2. Politicizing Ulysses: Rationalistic, Critical and Genealogical Commentaries 3. Language and Power: The Spaces of Critical Interpretation 4. Globalization and the Politics of Discourse Part 2: Culture: Interpretation, Genre, Politics 5. "Manning" the Frontiers: The Politics of (Human) Nature in Blade Runner 6. Literary Geography and Sovereign Violence: Resisting Tocqueville's Family Romance 7. Composing America Part 3: Violence: Bodies, Maps Wars 8. Warring Bodies and Bodies Politic: Tribal versus State Societies 9. Samuel Huntingdon's Moral Geography 10. The New Violent Cartography 11. An Interview with Michael J. Shapiro