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Title Short stories and political philosophy : power, prose, and persuasion / edited by Erin A. Dolgoy; Kimberly Hurd Hale, and Bruce Peabody.

Publication Info. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource.
text file
Series Politics, literature, and film
Politics, literature, & film.
Summary "This book examines the intersection of fictional narratives and political philosophy, focusing specifically on the use of short stories to teach the classic works of political philosophy. It is a resource for scholars and teachers of politics, philosophy, and literature"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Big data for the good life: Ken Liu's "The perfect match" / Erin A. Dolgoy -- Paolo Bacigalupi's "Pop squad" and the examined life worth living / Kimberly Hurd Hale -- All the world's a cage: Franz Kafka, "A hunger artist" / Timothy McCranor and Steven Michels -- Conflicting moral goods: William Faulkner's "Barn burning" / Mary P. Nichols -- From the iron cage to the "Waters of Babylon": rationalization and renewal in a Weberian world / Bruce Peabody -- The terrible justice of reality: "The ones who walk away from Omelas" and the dilemmas of political responsibility / Michael Christopher Sardo -- Kinship, community, and the bureaucratic state: a study of Wendell Berry's "Fidelity" / Drew Kennedy Thompson -- "The incarnation of my native land": Clover Adams in Henry James' "Pandora" / Natalie Fuehrer Taylor -- Jumping at our reflection: American dystopia and reaction in Shirley Jackson's "The lottery" / Abram Trosky.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Short stories, American -- History and criticism.
Short stories, American.
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American literature.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Politics and literature.
Political science -- Philosophy -- Study and teaching.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Politics and literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Added Author Dolgoy, Erin A., editor.
Hale, Kimberly Hurd, 1983- editor.
Peabody, Bruce Garen, 1969- editor.
Other Form: Print version: Short stories and political philosophy Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019] 9781498573658 (DLC) 2018040489
ISBN 9781498573665 (Electronic)
1498573665
9781498573658 (cloth) (alkaline paper)
1498573657