Allegories of America Narratives, Metaphysics, Politics

Allegories of America offers a bold idea of what, in terms of political theory, it means to be American. Beginning with the question What do we want from a theory of politics? Dolan explores the metaphysics of American-ness and stops along the way to reflect on John Winthrop, the Constitution, 1950s...

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Autor principal: Dolan, Frederick M. (auth)
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Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Ithaca Cornell University Press 1995
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