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House of Cards : Monsters in Politics / Emmanuel Taïeb ; translated from the French by Lucy Garnier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taïeb, Emmanuel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television and politics.
- Politics on television.
- House of cards (Television program : U.S.).
- Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. Principe.
- Machiavelli, Niccolò.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, England : Intellect Ltd, [2022]
- Summary:
- Exploration of the idea that House of Cards sets an alternate political world, where the leader is a ferocious animal, a political field overtaken by monsters who remain true to their fundamental nature or try to master their bloodthirsty instincts. But can we really think that the elected men and women are so different from their constituents?.
- Contents:
- Cover
- House of Cards: Monsters in Politics
- Copyright
- Contents
- House of Cards Series Facts
- Introduction
- 1 Welcome to Washington
- The art of wordly wisdom
- The struggle for positions
- Real and fictional manoeuvres
- 2 The Presence of Evil
- Progressive descent into crime
- The dark side of the force
- Masters and accomplices
- 3 Animality in Politics
- Political Darwinism
- Prey and predators
- A politics of instinct
- The strange world of politics
- 4 Abnormality in Politics
- A vampire couple
- Gender and asexuality
- A wake-up call for democracy
- Conclusion: Survival
- Bibliography
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Taieb, Emmanuel House of Cards
- ISBN:
- 9781789385083
- 1789385083
- 9781789385090
- 1789385091
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