{"product_id":"republic-of-readers-simon-stow-9780791470893","title":"Republic of Readers?: The Literary Turn in Political Thought and Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefends political philosophy and social science against the rival claims of literature and literary criticism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2007 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Outstanding Academic Title \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the proper role for literature in political thought and analysis? Can reading novels make us better citizens of a liberal democratic society? What is the status of argument and reason in an academy dominated by readings and redescriptions? Simon Stow identifies a potentially detrimental literary turn in the contemporary academy, arguing that the study of literature and the study of politics have become somewhat indistinguishable enterprises. Drawing on the work of Judith Butler, Terry Eagleton, Martha Nussbaum, and Richard Rorty, he examines the problematic claims, circular reasoning, and misplaced assumptions that underpin this disciplinary merging, and seeks to defend political philosophy and social science against the rival claims of literature and literary criticism as sources of political insight and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Stow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 079147089X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791470893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.33w x 0.71d","brand":"Simon Stow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658927485183,"sku":"9780791470893","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/republic-of-readers-simon-stow-9780791470893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}