The political aesthetics of ISIS and Italian futurism /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2019.
Subjects:
IS (Organization)
Aesthetics > Religious aspects > Islam.
Futurism (Art) > Italy.
Islam and art.
Islam and politics.
Esthétique > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Futurisme (Art) > Italie.
Islam et art.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference
Aesthetics > Religious aspects > Islam
Futurism (Art)
Islam and art
Islam and politics
Italy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Islamic futurism? A study in political aesthetics
  • ISIS and Futurism: an impossible comparison?
  • The Futurist aesthetics of ISIS
  • From cyberpunk back to Futurism: the trajectory of ISIS
  • Fascism, ISIS, and Futurism
  • Islam
  • Terrorism and cyberpunk
  • The real machine vs. the virtual machine
  • Artificial optimism then and today.

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