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Star-Spangled Republic

By Eran Shalev

Star-Spangled Republic

By Eran Shalev

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Examining the cosmic conceit at the heart of early American political rhetoric Why does the American flag use stars to represent the states? In The Star-Spangled Republic, Eran Shalev answers this and many other questions, considering the cosmic imagery--so familiar today but so peculiar on reflection--that suffused the United States' early political culture. In this comprehensive study, Shalev uncovers how "political astronomy"--the discussion and representation of politics through astronomical models, allusions, and metaphors--reflected and facilitated the emerging worldview that enabled Americans to justify and find meaning in the country's new democratic modes of governance and its federal system. No other scholar has looked at American political rhetoric through this lens; in so doing, Shalev is able to explain in fascinating detail how Americans turned away from the sun of heliocentric monarchy toward the night sky full of federated constellations, and to discover republicanism imprinted in the firmament.
Product details
Number of Pages:
262
Release Date:
2025-11-12
Publication Date:
2025-11-24
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0813953847
ISBN13:
9780813953847
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
581 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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