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In: Cold war history, Volume 6, Issue 2, p. 251-260
ISSN: 1743-7962
A review essay on a book edited by Louis J. Smith, Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1975, Vol. XI: South Asia Crisis, 1971 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2005).
In: History of European ideas, Volume 26, Issue 3, p. 201-210
ISSN: 0191-6599
In: History of European ideas, Volume 26, Issue 3-4, p. 201-210
ISSN: 0191-6599
In: History of European ideas, Volume 26, Issue 3-4, p. 201-210
ISSN: 0191-6599
In: The new leader: a biweekly of news and opinion, Volume 83, Issue 5, p. 34-35
ISSN: 0028-6044
In: Space and Culture, Volume 1, Issue 2, p. 75-83
ISSN: 1552-8308
In: Japan review of international affairs, Volume 10, Issue 2, p. 116-127
ISSN: 0913-8773
World Affairs Online
In: Springer eBooks
In: Political Science and International Studies
1: Eschatology and the Theory of Apocalypse -- 2: Interrogating on the Essence of the Zombie World -- 3: The Undesired Other -- 4: The War on Terror -- 5: Tourism in the Days of Morbid Consumption -- 6: Israel State, Genocide and Thana-Capitalism -- 7: Disasters in the Society of Fear -- 8: Conclusion
In: Terrorism and political violence, Volume 25, Issue 3, p. 499-501
ISSN: 0954-6553
In: Diplomatic history, Volume 18, Issue 2, p. 277-277
ISSN: 1467-7709
In: Routledge studies in science, technology and society 45
Linking literature from the sociological study of the apocalyptic with the sociology and philosophy of science, Apocalyptic Narratives explores how the apocalyptic narrative frames and provides meaning to contemporary, secular and scientific crises, focussing on nuclear war, general environmental crisis and climate change in both English and German speaking cultural contexts. In particular, the book will use social identity and representation theories, the sociologies of risk and Lakatos' philosophy of science to trace how our cultural background and apocalyptic tradition shape our wider interpretation, communication and response to contemporary global crisis. The set of environmental and other challenges that the world is facing is often framed in terms of apocalyptic or existential crisis. Yet apocalyptic fears about the near future are nothing new. This book looks at the narrative connections between our current sense of crisis and the apocalyptic. The book will be of interest to readers interested in environmental crisis and communication, the sociology and philosophy of science and existential risk, but also to readers interested in the apocalyptic and its contemporary relevance
In: Modern Americas
Visions of the American city in post-apocalyptic ruin permeate literary and popular fiction, across print, visual, audio and digital media. American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction explores the prevalence of these representations in American culture, drawing from a wide range of primary and critical works from the early-twentieth century to today. Beginning with science fiction in literary magazines, before taking in radio dramas, film, video games and expansive transmedia franchises, Robert Yeates argues that post-apocalyptic representations of the American city are uniquely suited for explorations of contemporary urban issues. Examining how the post-apocalyptic American city has been repeatedly adapted and repurposed to new and developing media over the last century, this book reveals that the content and form of such texts work together to create vivid and immersive fictional spaces in ways that would otherwise not be possible. Chapters present media-specific analyses of these texts, situating them within their historical contexts and the broader history of representations of urban ruins in American fiction. Original in its scope and cross-media approach, American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction both illuminates little-studied texts and provides provocative new readings of familiar works such as Blade Runner and The Walking Dead, placing them within the larger historical context of imaginings of the American city in ruins.
In: Philosophy of the social sciences: an international journal = Philosophie des sciences sociales, Volume 46, Issue 6, p. 565-583
ISSN: 1552-7441
Some aspects of Wittgenstein's thought are considered in the light of a remark he makes about the "apocalyptic" view of the world. The influence of Tolstoy on Wittgenstein is discussed and elaborated with reference to the idea of a "form of life" as a locus of order, and also to that of "exceptionality" in an unfolding course of events—the latter setting up a connection with the "apocalyptic" theme. This imaginative backdrop remains discernible in Wittgenstein's later philosophy, which draws upon it to perhaps unexpected effect in achieving a dialectical balance between the motifs of order and breakdown.
Apocalyptic scenarios remain prevalent and powerful in popular culture (in television, film, comic books, and popular fiction), in politics (in debates on climate change, environmentalism, Middle East policy, and military planning), and in various religious traditions. Academic interest in apocalypticism is flourishing; indeed, the study of both ancient and contemporary apocalyptic phenomena has long been a focus of attention in scholarly research and a ready way to engage the religious studies classroom. Apocalypses in Context is designed for just such a classroom, bringing together the insights of scholars in various fields and using different methods to discuss the manifestations of apocalyptic enthusiasm in different ages (Part I: Ancient Apocalyptic Literature; Part II: Apocalypticism through the Ages; Part III: Apocalypticism in the Contemporary World). This approach enables the instructor to make connections and students to recognize continuities and contrasts across history. Apocalypses in Context features illustrations, graphs, study questions, and suggestions for further reading after each chapter, as well as recommended media and artwork to support the college classroom