Xenocitizens illiberal ontologies in nineteenth-century America / Jason Berger.
| Author/creator | Berger, Jason, 1976- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Fordham University Press, 2020. |
| Description | 289 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Illiberal ontologies in nineteenth-century America |
| Contents | Introduction: Xenocitizens -- Part I. Illiberal ontologies : 1. Emerson's Operative Mood ; 2. Agitating Margaret Fuller : Part II. Illiberal cologies : 3. Thoreau's Militant Vegetables ; 4. Unadjusted Emancipations -- Epilogue: Care, There and Now. |
| Abstract | "Xenocitizens returns to the nineteenth century in order to uncover realities and possibilities that have been foreclosed by dominant liberal paradigms. Examining how antebellum crises pushed writers to formulate alternative ontological and social models for personhood and sociality, Xenocitizens glimpses startlingly unique and unfamiliar ways to exist and to leverage change"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-278) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019057421 |
| ISBN | 9780823287758 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780823287673 (softcover) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |