{"product_id":"the-autonomous-animal-claire-e-rasmussen-9780816669578","title":"The Autonomous Animal: Self-Governance and the Modern Subject","description":"\u003cp\u003eAutonomy is a vital concept in much of modern theory, defining the Subject as capable of self-governance. Democratic theory relies on the concept of autonomy to provide justification for participatory government and the normative goal of democratic governance, which is to protect the ability of the individual to self-govern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering the first examination of the concept of autonomy from a postfoundationalist perspective, \u003ci\u003eThe Autonomous Animal \u003c\/i\u003eanalyzes how the ideal of self-governance has shaped everyday life. Claire E. Rasmussen begins by considering the academic terrain of autonomy, then focusing on specific examples of political behavior that allow her to interrogate these theories. She demonstrates how the adolescent--a not-yet-autonomous subject--highlights how the ideal of self-governance generates practices intended to cultivate autonomy by forming the individual's relationship to his or her body. She points up how the war on drugs rests on the perception that drug addicts are the antithesis of autonomy and thus must be regulated for their own good. Showing that the animal rights movement may challenge the distinction between human and animal, Rasmussen also examines the place of the endurance athlete in fitness culture, where self-management of the body is the exemplar of autonomous subjectivity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire E. Rasmussen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816669570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816669578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 117","brand":"Claire E. Rasmussen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059859845375,"sku":"9780816669578","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10952263-0ac2-48d4-9f06-db0b2b5f5bd5.jpg?v=1685060739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-autonomous-animal-claire-e-rasmussen-9780816669578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}