Apocalypse and post-politics : the romance of the end /
In Mary Manjikian's Apocalypse and Post-Politics: The Romance of the End, apocalypse-themed novels of contemporary America and historic Britain are affirmed as a creative luxury of development. Manjikian examines a number of such novels using the lens of an international relations theorist, ide...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In Mary Manjikian's Apocalypse and Post-Politics: The Romance of the End, apocalypse-themed novels of contemporary America and historic Britain are affirmed as a creative luxury of development. Manjikian examines a number of such novels using the lens of an international relations theorist, identifying faults in the logic of the American exceptionalists and showing that the apocalyptic narrative provides both a counterpoint and a corrective to the narrative of exceptionalism. </span. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739166246 0739166247 1280659270 9781280659270 9786613636201 6613636207 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
