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In Print the Legend: Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the
Films of John Ford, a collection of writers explore Ford's view of
politics, popular culture, and civic virtue in some of his best
films: Drums Along the Mohawk, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot
Liberty Valance, Stagecoach, How Green Was My Valley, and The Last
Hurrah. John Ford, more than most motion picture directors, invites
his viewers into a serious discussion of these themes. For
instance, one can consider Plato's timeless question "What is
justice?" in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, vengeance as
classical Greek tragedy in The Searchers, or ethnic politics in The
Last Hurrah. Ford's films never grow stale or seem dated because he
continually probes the most important questions of our civic
culture: what must we do to survive, prosper, pursue happiness, and
retain our common decency as a regime? Further, viewing them from a
distance of time, we are subtly invited to ask whether anything has
been lost or gained since Ford celebrated the civic virtues of an
earlier America. Is Ford's America an idealized America or a lost
America?
In Print the Legend: Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the
Films of John Ford, a collection of writers explore Ford's view of
politics, popular culture, and civic virtue in some of his best
films: Drums Along the Mohawk, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot
Liberty Valance, Stagecoach, How Green Was My Valley, and The Last
Hurrah. John Ford, more than most motion picture directors, invites
his viewers into a serious discussion of these themes. For
instance, one can consider Plato's timeless question 'What is
justice?' in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, vengeance as
classical Greek tragedy in The Searchers, or ethnic politics in The
Last Hurrah. Ford's films never grow stale or seem dated because he
continually probes the most important questions of our civic
culture: what must we do to survive, prosper, pursue happiness, and
retain our common decency as a regime? Further, viewing them from a
distance of time, we are subtly invited to ask whether anything has
been lost or gained since Ford celebrated the civic virtues of an
earlier America. Is Ford's America an idealized America or a lost
America?
Political science is becoming ever more reliant on abstract
statistical models and almost divorced from human judgment, hope,
and idealism. William Shakespeare offers the political scientist an
antidote to this methodological alienation, this self-imposed exile
from the political concerns of citizens and politicians.
Shakespeare, the most quoted author in the English-speaking world,
presents his characters as rulers, citizens, and statesmen of the
most famous regimes, governed by their respective laws and shaped
by their respective political and social institutions. The actions,
deliberations, mistakes, and successes of his characters reveal the
limitations and strengths of their regimes, whether they be Athens,
Rome, or England. The contributors to this volume, esteemed
scholars of political science, show us that Shakespeare's poetic
imagination displays the very essence of politics and inspires
valuable reflection on the fundamental questions of statesmanship
and political leadership. Perspectives on Shakespeare's Politics
explores such themes as classical republicanism and liberty, the
rule of law and morality, the nature and limits of statesmanship,
and the character of democracy.
Political science is becoming ever more reliant on abstract
statistical models and almost divorced from human judgment, hope,
and idealism. William Shakespeare offers the political scientist an
antidote to this methodological alienation, this self-imposed exile
from the political concerns of citizens and politicians.
Shakespeare, the most quoted author in the English-speaking world,
presents his characters as rulers, citizens, and statesmen of the
most famous regimes, governed by their respective laws and shaped
by their respective political and social institutions. The actions,
deliberations, mistakes, and successes of his characters reveal the
limitations and strengths of their regimes, whether they be Athens,
Rome, or England. The contributors to this volume, esteemed
scholars of political science, show us that Shakespeare's poetic
imagination displays the very essence of politics and inspires
valuable reflection on the fundamental questions of statesmanship
and political leadership. Perspectives on Shakespeare's Politics
explores such themes as classical republicanism and liberty, the
rule of law and morality, the nature and limits of statesmanship,
and the character of democracy.
Casablanca is a movie about love and loss, virtue and vice, good
and evil, duty and treachery, courage and weakness, friendship and
hate. It is a story that ends well, but only because the main
characters make a heartbreaking choice. Casablanca is perhaps the
most widely viewed motion picture ever made, often finishing on
critics' lists second only to Citizen Kane. What accounts for its
continuing popularity? What chord does it strike with audiences?
What lesson does Casablanca teach Americans about themselves? What
influence does popular culture have on public mores? The
contributors to Political Philosophy Comes to Rick's take up these
questions, finding that Casablanca raises many of the most
important issues of political philosophy. Perhaps Casablanca has an
enduring quality because it, like political philosophy, raises
questions of human life - the nature of love, friendship, courage,
honor, responsibility, and justice.
Casablanca is a movie about love and loss, virtue and vice, good
and evil, duty and treachery, courage and weakness, friendship and
hate. It is a story that ends well, but only because the main
characters make a heartbreaking choice. Casablanca is perhaps the
most widely viewed motion picture ever made, often finishing on
critics' lists second only to Citizen Kane. What accounts for its
continuing popularity? What chord does it strike with audiences?
What lesson does Casablanca teach Americans about themselves? What
influence does popular culture have on public mores? The
contributors to Political Philosophy Comes to Rick's take up these
questions, finding that Casablanca raises many of the most
important issues of political philosophy. Perhaps Casablanca has an
enduring quality because it, like political philosophy, raises
questions of human life - the nature of love, friendship, courage,
honor, responsibility, and justice.
In this edited collection, Peter Lawler presents a lucid and
comprehensive introduction to a diverse set of political issues
according to Tocqueville. Democracy and Its Friendly Critics
addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such
as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to
democracy in our time, the religious dimension of liberty, and the
meaning of work in contemporary American Life. Taking innovative
and unexpected approaches toward familiar topics, the essays
present engaging insights into a democratic society, and the
contributors include some of today's leading figures in political
philosophy. No other collection on Tocqueville addresses
contemporary American political issues in such a direct and
accessible fashion, making this book a valuable resource for the
study of political theory in America.
In this edited collection, Peter Lawler presents a lucid and
comprehensive introduction to a diverse set of political issues
according to Tocqueville. Democracy and Its Friendly Critics
addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such
as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to
democracy in our time, the religious dimension of liberty, and the
meaning of work in contemporary American Life. Taking innovative
and unexpected approaches toward familiar topics, the essays
present engaging insights into a democratic society, and the
contributors include some of today's leading figures in political
philosophy. No other collection on Tocqueville addresses
contemporary American political issues in such a direct and
accessible fashion, making this book a valuable resource for the
study of political theory in America.
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