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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “bruce peabody”
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  • Wicked Leadership in Film

    by Bruce Peabody ...
    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    Wicked Leadership in Film offers a novel theory of how leaders can contend with so-called “wicked problems,” a class of important, entrenched, and far-reaching political and social challenges (such as climate change or mental illness) that resist ordinary policies and problem solving. Bruce Peabody’s relational theory is built on two central claims. First, it holds that we cannot confront wicked ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Where Have All the Heroes Gone?

    The Changing Nature of American Valor

    by Bruce Peabody, Krista Jenkins ...
    From the men and women associated with the American Revolution and Civil War to the seminal figures in the struggles for civil and women's rights, Americans have been fascinated with icons of great achievement, or at least reputation. But who spins today's narratives about American heroism, and to what end? In Where Have All the Heroes Gone?, Bruce Peabody and Krista Jenkins draw on the concept of ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Flattering the Demos

    Fiction and Democratic Education

    by Marlene K. Sokolon, James Beneda, Alexandra Manoliu, Steven Orr, Bruce Peabody, Derval Ryan, Kimberly Hurd Hale, Travis D. Smith ...
    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    This volume brings together reflections on the relationship between politics and storytelling, especially within the democratic context. Examples are drawn from the ancient and modern worlds, from classical Greek tragedy and Shakespeare to television, science fiction, and comic books, in order to examine the relationship between the philosophical and the poetical. As a political phenomenon, ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • Short Stories and Political Philosophy

    Power, Prose, and Persuasion

    by Timothy McCranor, Michael Christopher Sardo, Natalie Fuehrer Taylor, Drew Kennedy Thompson, Abram Trosky, Steven Michels, Erin A. Dolgoy, Kimberly Hurd Hale, Mary P. Nichols0, Bruce Peabody1 ...
    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    Short Stories and Political Philosophy: Power, Prose, and Persuasion explores the relationship between fictional short stories and the classic works of political philosophy. This edited volume addresses the innovative ways that short stories grapple with the same complex political and moral questions, concerns, and problems studied in the fields of political philosophy and ethics. The volume is ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Political Theory on Death and Dying

    Edited by Erin A. Dolgoy, Kimberly Hurd Hale, Bruce Peabody ...
    Political Theory on Death and Dying provides a comprehensive, encyclopedic review that compiles and curates the latest scholarship, research, and debates on the political and social implications of death and dying.Adopting an easy-to-follow chronological and multi-disciplinary approach on 45 canonical figures and thinkers, leading scholars from a diverse range of fields, including political ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Beyond the Living Dead

    Essays on the Romero Legacy

    Edited by Bruce Peabody, Gloria Pastorino ...
    Series series Contributions to Zombie Studies
    In 1968, George Romero's film Night of the Living Dead premiered, launching a growing preoccupation with zombies within mass and literary fiction, film, television, and video games. Romero's creativity and enduring influence make him a worthy object of inquiry in his own right, and his long career helps us take stock of the shifting interest in zombies since the 1960s. Examining his work promotes ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The 1976 House Majority Leadership Contest

    Stepping Stone in the Transition to Conditional Party Government

    by Bruce I. Oppenheimer, Robert L. Peabody ...
    In this book, Bruce I. Oppenheimer and the late Robert L. Peabody analyze the 1976 House majority leader race and present the result of their unrivaled insider access to this turning point in congressional history. This fierce contest among the Democratic leadership marked the transition of the House of Representatives into the party-dominated institution that is so familiar today.The 1976 ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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    Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty

    by Thomas E. Patterson ...
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  • A Brief History of Thought

    A Philosophical Guide to Living

    by Luc Ferry ...
    Series series Learning to Live
    "Succinct and accessible" this international bestselling survey is "perfect for anyone who wants to dip their toe into the waters of philosophy" (Matt Haig, Washington Post).From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferry's instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy ... Read more

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  • X-Men and Philosophy

    Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse

    Edited by William Irwin, Rebecca Housel, J. Jeremy Wisnewski ...
    Series Book 11 - The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
    X-Men is one of the most popular comic book franchises ever, with successful spin-offs that include several feature films, cartoon series, bestselling video games, and merchandise. This is the first look at the deeper issues of the X-Men universe and the choices facing its powerful "mutants," such as identity, human ethics versus mutant morality, and self-sacrifice.J. Jeremy Wisnewski (Oneonta, NY ... Read more

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  • The Swing Vote

    The Untapped Power of Independents

    by Linda Killian ...
    As our country's politicians engage in bitter partisan battles, focused on protecting their own jobs but not on doing the nation's business, and political pundits shout louder and shriller to improve their ratings, it's no wonder that Americans have little faith in their government. But is America as divided as the politicians and talking heads would have us believe? Do half of Americans stand on ... Read more

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  • Closing of the American Mind

    by Allan Bloom ...
    The brilliant, controversial, bestselling critique of American culture that “hits with the approximate force and effect of electroshock therapy” (The New York Times)—now featuring a new afterword by Andrew Ferguson in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition.In 1987, eminent political philosopher Allan Bloom published The Closing of the American Mind, an appraisal of contemporary America that “hits with ... Read more

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