Essays Reflecting the Art of Political and Social Analysis (Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice) （2019）

Davidson, Lawrence

Springer International Publishing AG（2018/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 255 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783319980041
• DDC分類 320.973

Full Description

In 2011, Lawrence Davidson founded his website, tothepointanalyses.com, as a home for his brief essays on contemporary issues touching on US domestic and foreign policy. Over the last few years, Davidson's analytic reflections on contemporary politics have garnered over six million views. Now, for the first time, these essays are collected together to form a coherent, punchy look at American Politics in 2018. Contextualized by a new prologue and new conclusion, as well as updated with new material throughout, these essays provide a cogent demonstration of the power of analytical thinking to create clear and understandable descriptions of issues that impact us all, but are most often obfuscated by propaganda, lying by omission, or other forms of distortion. For those who encounter this work, it is hoped that they will come away with a clearer, if not happier, idea of what sort of world we are all living in.  

Contents

1. Prologue: On the Art of Analysis.- 2. Some Contemporary Problems.- 3. The Importance of International Law Chapter.- 4. The United States.- 5. On Trump, Guns and Torture.- 6. Israel, Zionism and the Jews Chapter.- 7. Villains and Heroes.- 8. Conclusion.