Tambornino provides far more than an interpretation of a submerged theme in an unusual group of philosophers. He calls for a new orientation toward political theorizing, one which attends to the complexity of embodiment. He thinks deeply and writes eloquently, and this book is likely to receive considerable attention.
Nancy S. Love, Pennsylvania State University In this book, John Tambornino brings the body back in to politics and political theory by staging a fascinating exchange among four key thinkers rarely brought together: Hannah Arendt, Charles Taylor, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Stuart Hampshire. The result? A masterful set of readings, set among illuminating examples from the contemporary scene, and an effective materialist counter (that is also indebted, never merely opposed) to the 'linguistic turn.'
Bonnie Honig, Northwestern University Whatever else it might be, a regime is a regulation of the hands and feet, eyes and mouths of its subjects. John Tambornino employs this insight so as to problematize political theory's perennial topics—liberty and right, order and individuality. And, while the issue of the body is not a new one for political theory, Tambornino's take is fresh and thoughtful. Following the "body" politic from Nietzsche to Charles Taylor, this book will challenge and delight all comers to "the corporeal turn."
Stephen Schneck, The Catholic University of America Artfully arranged. . . . Lucid and thoughtful portraits.
Perspectives on Politics
"In The Corporeal Turn, John Tambornino continues the all-important archaeological work of unearthing the body from its burial beneath layers of political history. By so doing, he not only restores the body to the center of analysis it had occupied in an earlier history of political thought, but helps to restore to political theory possibilities for understanding a range of political and cultural phenomena otherwise opaque to us."
Morton Schoolman, SUNY Albany