Thinking in an Emergency

by Elaine Scarry

Book Overview

In Thinking in an Emergency, Elaine Scarry lays bare the realities of emergency politics and emphasizes what she sees as the ultimate ethical concern: equality of survival. She reveals how regular citizens can reclaim the power to protect one another and our democratic principles. Government leaders sometimes argue that the need for swift national action means there is no time for the population to think, deliberate, or debate. But Scarry shows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393340589
• ISBN13: 9780393340587
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"