Political returns : irony in politics and theory, from Plato to the antinuclear movement

This book presents a theory of the politics of irony and tests this theory through readings of political theory texts and through an analysis of the politics of the contemporary anti-nuclear movement, and argues that political writing must be ironic. Presented in this text is a theory of the politics of irony which is tested through readings of political theory texts and through an analysis of the politics of the contemporary anti-nuclear movement. John Evan Seery. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 347-369) And Index.