The Exceptionalist State and the State of Exception: Herman Melville's <I>Billy Budd, Sailor</I> (Rethinking Theory) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Exceptionalist State and the State of Exception: Herman Melville's Billy Budd, Sailor (Rethinking Theory) Book

Critics predominantly view Herman Melville's 'Billy Budd, Sailor' as a 'testament of acceptance'. This title argues that the novella was not only a politically radical critique of American exceptionalism, but also an eerie preview of the state of exception employed by the George W Bush administration in their post - 9/11 War on Terror.Read More

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  • 0801898498
  • 9780801898495
  • William V. Spanos
  • 28 December 2010
  • The Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 232
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