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Bleiker, Roland

Aesthetics and world politics / Roland Bleiker - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 - 271 p. ; 23 cm - Rethinking peace and conflict studies . - Rethinking peace and conflict studies .

Includes bibliographical references and index

The aesthetic turn in international political theory -- Art after 9/11 -- The sublime nature of global politics -- Poetic world politics -- Poetry after Auschwitz -- Poetic resistance to Cold War politics -- Come see the blood iin the streets -- Poetics and the politics of memory -- The poetic search for identity and community

"This book presents one of the first systematic assessments of aesthetic insights into world politics. It examines the nature of aesthetic approaches and outlines how they differ from traditional analysis of politics. The book explores the potential and limits of aesthetics through a series of case studies on language and poetics"--Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781403989765 (hardback) 1403989761 (hardback)

LCCN: 2009041061

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aesthetics--Political aspects
World politics
Political poetry

LC Class. No.: BH301.P64 / B64 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 111.85 B646A