Politics In An Age Of Anxiety
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Author | : Anthony M. Wachs |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2019-11-29 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1498575196 |
Age of Anxiety: Meaning, Identity, and Politics in 21st Century Film and Literature analyzes literature and films that speak to our age of anxiety resulting from the decline of narratives that provided individuals with a meaningful human life. The authors argue that the twentieth-century sought to free individuals from the constraints of authoritative cultural traditions and institutions, liberating the autonomous self. Yet this has given rise to anxiety rather than liberation. Instead of deriving one’s sense of purpose from one’s role and place within a community, the consumer has been deceived into thinking that their identity can be purchased through the meaning represented by the conspicuous consumption of a brand. The same phenomenon manifests itself in politics within recent populist revolts against globalist politics. In addition, the rapid pace of technological development is driving an unprecedented faith in the malleability of human beings, raises doubts as to what it means to be a person. Utilizing paradigms from the fields of Communication/Rhetoric and Political Philosophy the book shows how the self has been displaced from its natural habitat of the local community. The book traces the origins of modern anxiety as well as possible remedies. Considered in the book are such popular culture artifacts as Downton Abbey, WALL-E, Hacksaw Ridge, Westworld, and Lord of the Rings and zombie films.
Author | : Jessica Wang |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2000-11-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0807867101 |
No professional group in the United States benefited more from World War II than the scientific community. After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, scientists enjoyed unprecedented public visibility and political influence as a new elite whose expertise now seemed critical to America's future. But as the United States grew committed to Cold War conflict with the Soviet Union and the ideology of anticommunism came to dominate American politics, scientists faced an increasingly vigorous regimen of security and loyalty clearances as well as the threat of intrusive investigations by the notorious House Committee on Un-American Activities and other government bodies. This book is the first major study of American scientists' encounters with Cold War anticommunism in the decade after World War II. By examining cases of individual scientists subjected to loyalty and security investigations, the organizational response of the scientific community to political attacks, and the relationships between Cold War ideology and postwar science policy, Jessica Wang demonstrates the stifling effects of anticommunist ideology on the politics of science. She exposes the deep divisions over the Cold War within the scientific community and provides a complex story of hard choices, a community in crisis, and roads not taken.
Author | : Bethany Albertson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2015-08-31 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1107081483 |
Anxious Politics argues that political anxiety affects the news we consume, who we trust, and what public policies we support.
Author | : Emmy Eklundh |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017-04-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1783489928 |
Develops the concept of anxiety as a tool of political theory that draws together current political problems, from austerity and migration to security and terror
Author | : Martha C. Nussbaum |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2012-04-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674065913 |
What impulse prompted some newspapers to attribute the murder of 77 Norwegians to Islamic extremists, until it became evident that a right-wing Norwegian terrorist was the perpetrator? Why did Switzerland, a country of four minarets, vote to ban those structures? How did a proposed Muslim cultural center in lower Manhattan ignite a fevered political debate across the United States? In The New Religious Intolerance, Martha C. Nussbaum surveys such developments and identifies the fear behind these reactions. Drawing inspiration from philosophy, history, and literature, she suggests a route past this limiting response and toward a more equitable, imaginative, and free society. Fear, Nussbaum writes, is "more narcissistic than other emotions." Legitimate anxieties become distorted and displaced, driving laws and policies biased against those different from us. Overcoming intolerance requires consistent application of universal principles of respect for conscience. Just as important, it requires greater understanding. Nussbaum challenges us to embrace freedom of religious observance for all, extending to others what we demand for ourselves. She encourages us to expand our capacity for empathetic imagination by cultivating our curiosity, seeking friendship across religious lines, and establishing a consistent ethic of decency and civility. With this greater understanding and respect, Nussbaum argues, we can rise above the politics of fear and toward a more open and inclusive future.
Author | : Gideon Rachman |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2012-02-04 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439176620 |
Predicts an imminent global political crisis, including a dangerous rivalry between America and China and a breakdown of the European Union, citing key events and contributors that have culminated in present-day instabilities.
Author | : Frances McCall Rosenbluth |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2021-07-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108840205 |
As stable political alliances in democracies have dissolved, populism deepens social and economic divisions rather than addressing economic insecurity.
Author | : Haynes Johnson |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780156030397 |
A chronicle of the 1950s anti-Communist crusade by Senator Joseph McCarthy details numerous careers and lives that were destroyed by the campaign, and reveals how beliefs originating from the movement are relevant to today's world.
Author | : George E. Marcus |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 461 |
Release | : 2008-09-15 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0226574431 |
Passion and emotion run deep in politics, but researchers have only recently begun to study how they influence our political thinking. Contending that the long-standing neglect of such feelings has left unfortunate gaps in our understanding of political behavior, The Affect Effect fills the void by providing a comprehensive overview of current research on emotion in politics and where it is likely to lead. In sixteen seamlessly integrated essays, thirty top scholars approach this topic from a broad array of angles that address four major themes. The first section outlines the philosophical and neuroscientific foundations of emotion in politics, while the second focuses on how emotions function within and among individuals. The final two sections branch out to explore how politics work at the societal level and suggest the next steps in modeling, research, and political activity itself. Opening up new paths of inquiry in an exciting new field, this volume will appeal not only to scholars of American politics and political behavior, but also to anyone interested in political psychology and sociology.
Author | : Pankaj Mishra |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2017-01-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0374715823 |
A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 • Named a Best Book of the Year by Slate and NPR • Longlisted for the Orwell Prize One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis How can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit world—from American shooters and ISIS to Donald Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world to racism and misogyny on social media? In Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra answers our bewilderment by casting his gaze back to the eighteenth century before leading us to the present. He shows that as the world became modern, those who were unable to enjoy its promises—of freedom, stability, and prosperity—were increasingly susceptible to demagogues. The many who came late to this new world—or were left, or pushed, behind—reacted in horrifyingly similar ways: with intense hatred of invented enemies, attempts to re-create an imaginary golden age, and self-empowerment through spectacular violence. It was from among the ranks of the disaffected that the militants of the nineteenth century arose—angry young men who became cultural nationalists in Germany, messianic revolutionaries in Russia, bellicose chauvinists in Italy, and anarchist terrorists internationally. Today, just as then, the wide embrace of mass politics and technology and the pursuit of wealth and individualism have cast many more billions adrift in a demoralized world, uprooted from tradition but still far from modernity—with the same terrible results. Making startling connections and comparisons, Age of Anger is a book of immense urgency and profound argument. It is a history of our present predicament unlike any other.