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Out of joint : power, crisis, and the rhetoric of time /

How constructions of time shape political beliefs about what is possible--and what is inevitable To secure power in a crisis, leaders must sell deep change as a means to future good. But how could we know the future? Nomi Claire Lazar draws on stories across a range of cultures and contexts, ancient...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lazar, Nomi Claire, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Framing Time; 1 The Political Construction of Time; 2 Calendars and the Politics of Order Alignment; 3 Khubilai Khan's Calendar and the Politics of Performance; 4 The Primitivist's Lament; 5 A Dead End?; Conclusion: Transcending Time; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z