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Honor and political imagination / Smita A. Rahman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rahman, Smita A., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture--United States.
- Political culture.
- Honor--Political aspects--United States.
- Honor.
- Collective memory--Political aspects--United States.
- Collective memory.
- Political science--United States--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Honour is often considered to be obsolete - tethered to a distant past of jousting knights and profound inequality. Yet the idea of honour remains a fixture in both political discourse and popular culture, generating an almost mythic source of meaning for those who draw inspiration from it for heroic (and often reckless) acts. Honour can inspire one to act with courage and conviction, but at the same time, it is profoundly destructive and anesthetizes one to the terrible consequences of its pursuit. What accounts for the enduring appeal of honour today? In this book, the author reckons with the power of honour in contemporary political and popular culture and the desire for heroism that accompanies it, while still being attentive to the dangers that such a desire brings. Rahman argues that while there may be a place for honour in the political imagination, it remains a contested and complicated one.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The enduring appeal of honor
- "You win or you die": Honor, recognition, and subjectivity in Game of Thrones
- Honor among spies: The Cold War mom, family, and identity in the American
- The ornamental politics of honor: Wolf Hall, Machiavelli, and the art of power
- Honor, heroism, and tragedy in the Iliad
- Honor, nostalgia, and democratic anxiety in the Marvel cinematic universe's
- Captain America
- Conclusion
- The agonism of honor.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 9, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9780197642146
- 0197642144
- 9780197642139
- 0197642136
- 9780197642122
- 0197642128
- OCLC:
- 1452966054
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