{"product_id":"a-politics-of-the-ordinary-9780814718971","title":"A Politics of the Ordinary","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Politics of the Ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Dumm dramatizes how everyday life in the United States intersects with and is influenced by the power of events, on the one hand, and forces of conformity and normalcy on the other. Combining poststructuralist analysis with a sympathetic reading of a strain of American thought that begins with Emerson and culminates in the work of Stanley Cavell, \u003ci\u003eA Politics of the Ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e investigates incidents from everyday life, political spectacles, and popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e Whether juxtaposing reflections about boredom in rural New Mexico with Emerson's theory of constitutional amendment, Richard Nixon's letter of resignation with Thoreau's writings to overcome quiet desperation, or demonstrating how Disney's \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e allegorizes the downsizing of the American white-collar work force, Dumm's constant concern is to show how the ordinary is the primary source of the democratic political imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas L. Dumm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.98w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814718971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDumm, Thomas L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eThomas L. Dumm\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Poltical Science at Amherst College. His books Include \u003ci\u003eunited states\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMichel Foucault and the Politics of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183692722291,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_301a44df-266a-472d-8da9-f6b7973aad04.jpg?v=1655557817","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-politics-of-the-ordinary-9780814718971","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}