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The political aesthetics of ISIS and Italian futurism /

Through empirical analysis and theoretical reflection, this book shows that the aesthetics and politics of the Islamic State is "futurist." ISIS overcomes postmodern pessimism and joins the modern, techno-oriented, and optimistic attitude propagated by Italian Futurism in the early twentie...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2019.
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Résumé:Through empirical analysis and theoretical reflection, this book shows that the aesthetics and politics of the Islamic State is "futurist." ISIS overcomes postmodern pessimism and joins the modern, techno-oriented, and optimistic attitude propagated by Italian Futurism in the early twentieth century.
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498564373
1498564372