Allegories of America: Narratives, Metaphysics, Politics

Allegories Of America Offers A Bold Idea Of What, In Terms Of Political Theory, It Means To Be American. Beginning With The Question What Do We Want From A Theory Of Politics? Dolan Explores The Metaphysics Of American-ness And Stops Along The Way To Reflect On John Winthrop, The Constitution, 1950s Behavioralist Social Science, James Merrill, And William Burroughs. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Allegories Of America -- 1. The Fiction Of America -- 2. America's Critique Of Reason -- 3. Cold War Metaphysics -- 4. Fiction And The Dilemma Of Postmodern Politics -- 5. Practicing Political Theory Otherwise -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Frederick M. Dolan. In English.