American Dionysia

Exposing many of democracy’s ugly secrets, American Dionysia demonstrates that classic and contemporary resources of tragedy can counter the violence inherent in it. Ironically, this may require not only anti-democratic remedies, but also the deployment of democratic violence – both in the name of democracy itself.

American Dionysia: Violence, Tragedy, and Democratic Politics 1st Edition is written by Steven Johnston and published by Cambridge University Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for American Dionysia are 9781316290224, 1316290220 and the print ISBNs are 9781107100602, 1107100607