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UNINA9910780057103321 |
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Monoson Susan Sara <1960-> |
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Plato's democratic entanglements [[electronic resource] ] : Athenian politics and the practice of philosophy / / S. Sara Monoson |
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Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2000 |
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1-282-76712-7 |
9786612767128 |
1-4008-2374-9 |
1-4008-1272-0 |
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[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Democracy - Greece - Athens - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Siting Plato -- Part One. Aspects of the Athenian Civic Self-Image -- CHAPTER ONE. The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton: Public/Private Relations in the Athenian Democratic Imaginary -- CHAPTER TWO. Citizen as Parrhe¯siaste¯s (Frank Speaker) -- CHAPTER THREE. Citizen as Erastēs (Lover): Erotic Imagery and the Idea of Reciprocity in the Periclean Funeral Oration -- CHAPTER FOUR. Citizen as Theate¯s (Theater-Goer): Performing Unity, Reciprocity, and Strong-Mindedness in the City Dionysia -- Part Two. Plato's Democratic Entanglements -- CHAPTER FIVE. Unsettling the Orthodoxy -- CHAPTER SIX. Philosopher as Parrhe¯siaste¯s (Frank Speaker) -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Remembering Pericles: The Political and Theoretical Import of Plato's Menexenus -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Theory and Theatricality -- Citation Index -- General Index |
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In this book, Sara Monoson challenges the longstanding and widely held view that Plato is a virulent opponent of all things democratic. She does not, however, offer in its place the equally mistaken idea that he is somehow a partisan of democracy. Instead, she argues that we should attend more closely to Plato's suggestion that democracy is horrifying and exciting, and she seeks to explain why he found it |
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morally and politically intriguing. Monoson focuses on Plato's engagement with democracy as he knew it: a cluster of cultural practices that reach into private and public life, as well as a set of governing institutions. She proposes that while Plato charts tensions between the claims of democratic legitimacy and philosophical truth, he also exhibits a striking attraction to four practices central to Athenian democratic politics: intense antityrantism, frank speaking, public funeral oratory, and theater-going. By juxtaposing detailed examination of these aspects of Athenian democracy with analysis of the figurative language, dramatic structure, and arguments of the dialogues, she shows that Plato systematically links democratic ideals and activities to philosophic labor. Monoson finds that Plato's political thought exposes intimate connections between Athenian democratic politics and the practice of philosophy. Situating Plato's political thought in the context of the Athenian democratic imaginary, Monoson develops a new, textured way of thinking of the relationship between Plato's thought and the politics of his city. |
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UNINA9910788152203321 |
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Fosler-Lussier Danielle <1969-> |
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Music in America's Cold War diplomacy / / Danielle Fosler-Lussier |
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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California Studies in 20th-Century Music |
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Music in intercultural communication - United States - History - 20th century |
Arts and diplomacy - United States - History - 20th century |
Music and globalization - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Foreign relations Communist countries History 20th century |
United States Cultural policy History 20th century |
Communist countries Foreign relations United States History 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Instruments of Diplomacy -- 1. Classical Music and the Mediation of Prestige -- 2. Classical Music as Development Aid -- 3. Jazz in the Cultural Presentations Program -- 4. African American Ambassadors Abroad and at Home -- 5. Presenting America's Religious Heritage Abroad -- 6. The Double-Edged Diplomacy of Popular Music -- 7. Music, Media, and Cultural Relations Between the United States and the Soviet Union -- Conclusion: Music, Mediated Diplomacy, and Globalization in the Cold War Era -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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During the Cold War, thousands of musicians from the United States traveled the world, sponsored by the U.S. State Department's Cultural Presentations program. Performances of music in many styles-classical, rock 'n' roll, folk, blues, and jazz-competed with those by traveling Soviet and mainland Chinese artists, enhancing the prestige of American culture. These concerts offered audiences around the world evidence of America's improving race relations, excellent musicianship, and generosity toward other peoples. Through personal contacts and the media, musical diplomacy also created subtle musical, social, and political relationships on a global scale. Although born of state-sponsored tours often conceived as propaganda ventures, these relationships were in themselves great diplomatic achievements and constituted the essence of America's soft power. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, Danielle Fosler-Lussier shows that musical diplomacy had vastly different meanings for its various participants, including government officials, musicians, concert promoters, and audiences. Through the stories of musicians from Louis Armstrong and Marian Anderson to orchestras and college choirs, Fosler-Lussier deftly explores the value and consequences of "musical diplomacy." |
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