Fugitive Theory
Christopher M. Duncan
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Description for Fugitive Theory
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
The group known as the Southern Agrarians came out of Vanderbilt University in the wake of the 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee. In response to attacks on the South and Southern culture, these scholars and poets-including Allen Tate, Donald Davidson, John Crowe Ransom, Robert Penn Warren, Andrew Lytle, Frank Owsley, and others-turned their attention to the defense of the South and its political tradition in numerous essays and books. Christopher Duncan's Fugitive Theory situates the Agrarians' political thought within the larger context of the Western political tradition in general and in the context of American political thought in particular. ... Read more
The group known as the Southern Agrarians came out of Vanderbilt University in the wake of the 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee. In response to attacks on the South and Southern culture, these scholars and poets-including Allen Tate, Donald Davidson, John Crowe Ransom, Robert Penn Warren, Andrew Lytle, Frank Owsley, and others-turned their attention to the defense of the South and its political tradition in numerous essays and books. Christopher Duncan's Fugitive Theory situates the Agrarians' political thought within the larger context of the Western political tradition in general and in the context of American political thought in particular. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739100882
SKU
V9780739100882
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99-15
About Christopher M. Duncan
Christopher M. Duncan is Associate Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University.
Reviews for Fugitive Theory
The strength of this work is the author's thoughtful effort, successful in my view, to examine the Southern Agrarians as part of the civic republican tradition of western political philosophy.
Perspectives
Duncan has succeeded in writing an interesting, provocative book, and in doing so provides a useful study of Southern Agrarians and their theory.
The Journal of ... Read more
Perspectives
Duncan has succeeded in writing an interesting, provocative book, and in doing so provides a useful study of Southern Agrarians and their theory.
The Journal of ... Read more