The Exceptionalist State and the State of Exception: Herman Melville's Billy Budd, Sailor
(Part of the Rethinking Theory Series)
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Critics predominantly view Herman Melville's Billy Budd, Sailor as a "testament of acceptance," the work of a man who had become politically conservative in his last years. William V. Spanos disagrees, arguing that the novella was not only a politically radical critique of American exceptionalism but also an eerie preview of the state of exception employed, most recently, by the George W. Bush administration in the post-9/11 War on Terror...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801898498
ISBN13:9780801898495
Release Date:February 2011
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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