The Kingdom and the Glory - (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) by Giorgio Agamben (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Arguing that Western power is both government and glory, this book reveals the theological-economic paradigm at the origin of several of the most important components of modern politics and illuminates the function of consent and the media in today's democracies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Arguing that Western power is both "government" and "glory," this book reveals the "theological-economic" paradigm at the origin of several of the most important components of modern politics and illuminates the function of consent and the media in today's democracies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Agamben's argument is complex, multifaceted, and comprehensive, and, indeed, it offers a useful model His method is a philosophical archaeology that joins philosophy and philology in seeking those moments in history in which concepts are formulated or significantly altered and then order subsequent modes of discourse and thought with long term ramifications for human society.--Kelly C. MacPhail "<i>Topia</i>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Giorgio Agamben, an Italian philosopher and political theorist, teaches at the IUAV University in Venice and holds the Baruch Spinoza Chair at the European Graduate School. His most recent works available in English translation from Stanford University Press include <i>What is an Apparatus? and Other Essays</i> (2009), <i>Nudities</i> (2010), and <i>The Sacrament of Language</i>(2011).
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