House of Cards: Monsters in Politics
Autor Emmanuel Taïeben Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 iun 2022
What if Machiavelli’s Prince were a ferocious animal? What would happen if our political world were overtaken by vampires? Would they be capable of mastering their bloodthirsty instincts or would they remain true to their fundamental nature? In their relentless ambition and ruthless quest for power, the main characters in Netflix’s House of Cards series often take Machiavellian logic to its extreme. The specific necessity of a given situation always wins out over common morality, and the boundaries between good and evil are demolished. In the struggle for survival, these people are the predators, determined to come out on top whatever the cost.
In this book, Emmanuel Taïeb examines how the series takes monstrous characters and sets them in the world of politics, which offers little resistance to violence and turns into a laboratory for systematic destruction. In this variation on the conflict between brutalization and civilization at the heart of power, the political sphere becomes the scene of crime par excellence.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781789385076
ISBN-10: 1789385075
Pagini: 150
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Intellect Ltd
Colecția Intellect Ltd
ISBN-10: 1789385075
Pagini: 150
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Intellect Ltd
Colecția Intellect Ltd
Notă biografică
Emmanuel Taïeb is professor of political science at the Institute of Political Studies of Lyon in France and chief editor of the reviews Saison and Quaderni.
Cuprins
Introduction
Chapter 1: WELCOME TO WASHINGTON
The Art of Wordly Wisdom
The struggle for positions
Real and fictional manoeuvres
Chapter 2: THE PRESENCE OF EVIL
Progressive descent into crime
The dark side of the force
Masters and accomplices
Chapter 3: ANIMALITY IN POLITICS
Political Darwinism
Prey and predators
A politics of instinct
The strange world of politics
Chapter 4: ABNORMALITY IN POLITICS
A vampire couple
Gender and asexuality
A wake-up call for democracy
Conclusion: SURVIVAL
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1: WELCOME TO WASHINGTON
The Art of Wordly Wisdom
The struggle for positions
Real and fictional manoeuvres
Chapter 2: THE PRESENCE OF EVIL
Progressive descent into crime
The dark side of the force
Masters and accomplices
Chapter 3: ANIMALITY IN POLITICS
Political Darwinism
Prey and predators
A politics of instinct
The strange world of politics
Chapter 4: ABNORMALITY IN POLITICS
A vampire couple
Gender and asexuality
A wake-up call for democracy
Conclusion: SURVIVAL
Bibliography
Index