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OverviewFor seven seasons, AMC’s Mad Men captivated audiences with the story of Don Draper, an advertising executive whose personal and professional successes and failures took viewers on a roller coaster ride through America’s tumultuous 1960s. More than just a television show about one of advertising’s “bad boys,” the series investigates the principles of the American regime, exploring whether or not the American Dream is a sustainable vision of human flourishing and happiness. This collection of essays investigates the show’s engagement with the philosophic and political foundations of American democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sara MacDonald , Andrew Moore , T. D. Anderson , Barry CraigPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781498526968ISBN 10: 1498526969 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 22 August 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Mad Men and the End of History Chapter 2: Don Draper’s Life, His Liberty, and His Need for Happiness Chapter 3: Mad Men’s Selective Nostalgia and Uncertain Progress Chapter 4: Mastering the Infinite: Mad Men’s Poetic Modernity Chapter 5: “Just Like a Man Does”: Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Autonomy in Mad Men Chapter 6: Mad Men’s Tell-Tale Heart of Racism Chapter 7: Dante and Don Draper Share a Coke Chapter 8: Between Past and Future: Promises and Forgiveness in Mad MenReviewsMacDonald and Moore have gathered together beautiful, insightful essays that demonstrate Mad Men's rightful place in broader political and philosophical debates on human freedom and the ends of modern politics. By examining the personal narratives of the series' compelling, complicated characters within the context of the American political regime, these authors illuminate the perils, but also the promises of American democracy. -- Natalie Taylor, Skidmore College Sara McDonald and Andrew Moore have compiled a thoughtful and engaging series of essays that examine not only the television show Mad Men, but the American century that was essentially the centerpiece of Matthew Weiner's narrative. The 1960s was, in many ways, a period of refounding in the United States-with shifts in society, in political participation, our understanding of citizenship, and the role of the United States in the international community. Mad Men: The Death and Redemption of American Democracy ably wrestles with many of the ways to think about this period of refounding, examining our understanding of democracy as it is woven through the narrative arc of the show itself. -- Lilly J. Goren, Carroll University MacDonald and Moore have gathered together beautiful, insightful essays that demonstrate Mad Men's rightful place in broader political and philosophical debates on human freedom and the ends of modern politics. By examining the personal narratives of the series' compelling, complicated characters within the context of the American political regime, these authors illuminate the perils, but also the promises of American democracy. -- Natalie Taylor, Skidmore College Author InformationSara MacDonald is professor in the Great Books Program at St. Thomas University. Andrew Moore is associate professor and director of the Great Books Program at St. Thomas University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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