Body politic: political metaphor and political violence
Auteur :
Harvey, A. D.
Éditeur :
Harvey, A. D.
ISBN :
9781847182722
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2007
Dimensions :
21,2 x 14,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
With dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The idea that there is an analogy between the social collective and the human body originated more than twenty-five centuries ago. It was known to Plato and St. Paul, and was adopted by state functionaries in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and by academics in the Nineteenth Century.