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Mimetic Politics

Dyadic Patterns in Global Politics

By: Roberto Farneti

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Mimetic Politics

Dyadic Patterns in Global Politics

By: Roberto Farneti

War, violence, and the disruption of social orders are critical areas of focus in mimetic theory, and a mimetic perspective applied to the study of politics illuminates social processes and phenomena over and beyond typical explanations offered by mainstream political science. Unlike traditional political science ontology, the mimetic perspective highlights neither individuals nor groups, but “doubles,” or “mimetic twins.” According to this perspective, in order to grasp the fundamental rationales of political processes, we need to concentrate on the distinctive propensity of either individuals or groups to engage in mimetic contests resulting from their unreflective disposition to imitate each other’s desire. This disposition has been strikingly described by the French-American anthropologist Rene Girard: “Once his basic needs are satisfied (indeed sometimes even before), man is subject to intense desires, though he may not know precisely for what.” Via mimetic theory, Farneti highlights phenomena that political scientists have consistently failed to notice, such as reciprocal imitation as the fundamental cause of human discord, the mechanisms of spontaneous polarization in human conflicts (i.e., the emergence of dyads or “doubles”), and the strange and ever-growing resemblance of the mimetic rivals, which is precisely what pushes them to annihilate each other.

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1628951370

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The Dove and the Eagle

By: Roberto Fornasier

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The Dove and the Eagle

By: Roberto Fornasier

This book represents research conducted over a two-year period on the politico-diplomatic relations between Italy and the United States in the mid-Sixties and Seventies. Based on conspicuous archival materials from Italian, American and British sources, and on a great amount of secondary literature, it traces an accurate panorama of the Italian political, social and diplomatic developments – from the student and worker protests of 1968, to the killing of Aldo Moro in 1978; from the behind-the-scenes bargains between parties, to the fear of the Communist Party’s growth – during the Premiership of the conservative Christian Democrat, Mariano Rumor (1915–1990). The volume includes an innovative comparison between Rumor’s basic choices of foreign policy and those of the duo Nixon and Kissinger. From here arises the book’s title, where the ‘dove’ is represented by Rumor, a fervent Catholic, a firm anti-Communist, a reliable Atlantist and an indefatigable Europeanist; while the ‘eagle’ is embodied by the Republican Administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

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285

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443844837

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9781443844833

Micromosaici romani

By: Roberto Grieco

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Micromosaici romani

By: Roberto Grieco

Per la storia del micromosaico e dei suoi protagonisti: il contributo delle fonti The history of Micromosaics and its Protagonists: archivial sources di | by Maria Grazia Branchetti Breve storia del mosaico a Roma A short history of mosaics in Rome di | by Roberto Grieco Nascita del micromosaico The origins of micromosaic art di | by Elio Messuri Il mosaico minuto: evoluzione moderna del mosaico antico Minute mosaic: the modern version of ancient mosaics di | by Roberto Grieco Smalti e paste vitree per mosaici Enamels and glass pastes for mosaics di | by Roberto Grieco Fermacarte Paperweights Quadri Pictures Tavoli Tables Oggetti diversi Miscellaneous objects Micromosaici moderni Modern micromosaic Micromosaici contemporanei Contemporary micromosaic

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Gangemi Editore spa

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8849263902

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9788849263909

Mimetic Politics

Dyadic Patterns in Global Politics

By: Roberto Farneti

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Dyadic Patterns in Global Politics

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Mimetic Politics

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The Dove and the Eagle

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