Clasificación:
320.97309 R611
Título:
Intimate strangers : foreign intellectuals and American political discourse. --
Variante de título:
Intimate strangers : Arendt, Marcuse, Solzhenitsyn and Said in American Political Discourse. --
Imp / Ed.:
New York, NY, Estados Unidos : Columbia University Press, c2014.
Descripción:
xii, 304 p. ; 24 cm.
Contenido:
1. The stranger persona. -- 2. Hannah Arendt: the thinker and the American republic. -- 3. Herbert Marcuse's German revolution in America. -- 4. Cold war prophesies:
Alexander Solzhenitsyn and mythological America. -- 5. Edward Said and the clash of identities. -- Conclusion: friendship with strangers. --
Resumen:
Tomado de Amazon: "Hannah Arendt, Herbert Marcuse, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Edward Said each steered major intellectual and political schools of thought in American
political discourse after World War II, yet none of them was American, which proved crucial to their ways of arguing and reasoning both in and out of the American context. In an effort to
convince their audiences they were American enough, these thinkers deployed deft rhetorical strategies that made their cosmopolitanism feel acceptable, inspiring radical new approaches to
longstanding problems in American politics. Speaking like natives, they also exploited their foreignness to entice listeners to embrace alternative modes of thought. Intimate Strangers
unpacks this "stranger ethos," a blend of detachment and involvement that manifested in the persona of a prophet for Solzhenitsyn, an impartial observer for Arendt, a mentor for Marcuse, and
a victim for Said. Yet despite its many successes, the stranger ethos did alienate many audiences, and critics continue to dismiss these thinkers not for their positions but because of their
foreign point of view. This book encourages readers to reject this kind of critical xenophobia, throwing support behind a political discourse that accounts for the ideals of citizens and
noncitizens alike." --
ISBN:
9780231168687
Temas:
Política - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo XX
Intelectuales - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo XX
Retórica - Aspectos políticos - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo XX
Estados Unidos - Vida intelectual - Siglo XX
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 Influencia
Marcuse, Herbert, 1898-1979 Influencia
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevich, 1918-2008 Influencia
Said, Edward W. Influencia
Intelectuales - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo XX
Retórica - Aspectos políticos - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo XX
Estados Unidos - Vida intelectual - Siglo XX
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 Influencia
Marcuse, Herbert, 1898-1979 Influencia
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevich, 1918-2008 Influencia
Said, Edward W. Influencia
Notas:
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (Pp. 261-288) e índice.