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Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen by Peter Alexander Meyers

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Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen Peter Alexander Meyers
Language: English
Page: 376
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0226522083, 9780226522081
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“Just when it seemed as if there was nothing more to say about fear, terror, and emergency after 9/11, this original diagnosis and bracing call for a reassertion of the powers of citizenship offers a restorative work of democratic theory. Assertive and insistent, the eloquence of Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen compels attention and demands an active response.”—Ira Katznelson, Columbia University
(Ira Katznelson )

“This is among the most important analyses that I’ve seen of what has happened to politics in the wake of the September 11 attacks. No other thinker has so clearly articulated how both terrorism and the response to it threaten democracy by suppressing contentious political speech. Meyers’s argument is timely, impressively learned, and compelling.”—Craig Calhoun, President of the Social Science Research Council
(Craig Calhoun )

“After September 11, 2001, U.S. politicians embraced the rhetoric of war as a substitute for politics. Armed with 2,500 years of the European philosophical tradition, epigrammatic prose, and fiery detachment, Peter Meyers slays the monsters our sleep of reason brought forth. In its brilliant exposition of the duty of the citizen to exercise informed judgment in the collective self-defense, Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen is a remarkable addition to the literature of civic engagement.”—John Brady Kiesling, author of Diplomacy Lessons (John Brady Kiesling )

"A satisfying explanation of how politics in America since 9/11 fit into the larger political culture of the past half century. . . . Meyers'' insights offer a helpful guide to our democratic challenges as we attempt to move beyond the fear-inducing rhetoric and policies of the War on Terror."—Contexts (Andrew M. Lindner Contexts )

About the Author

Peter Alexander Meyers is professor of American Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris and is presently a visiting researcher in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.