Contagion and the National Body: The Organism Metaphor in American Thought

Contagion and the National Body: The Organism Metaphor in American Thought O Brien Gerald Wydawca: Taylor & Francis Ltd Data wydania: 2019 ISBN: 9780367890827 Liczba stron: 138 Format: 234 x 156 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Drawing on the work of George Lakoff, this book provides a detailed analysis of the organism metaphor, which draws an analogy between the national or social body and a physical body. With attention to the manner in which this metaphor conceives of various sub-groups as either beneficial or detrimental to the (social) body s overall functioning,