Framing Theory's Empire

Edited by John HolboGlassbead Books A Valve Book Event Information and Pricing 978-1-60235-014-4 (paperback; $22.00); 978-1-60235-015-1 (PDF, Free) 256 pages.  Bookstores: Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. About This Book Framing Theory's Empire started life as a “book event”—an online, roundtable-style symposium on Theory’s Empire (Columbia UP, 2005). Two dozen contributors offered reviews, criticism, and commentary. Now in book form, it includes a preface by Scott McLemee and afterthoughts from Theory’s Empire’s editors. What People Are Saying As the Theory Era draws to a close, we need more than ever intelligent rumination and debate over what it all meant. Theory's Empire was an important step in that direction. Framing Theory's Empire carries on the conversation with sophistication and flair. —Denis Dutton, editor, Philosophy & Literature It's rare for authors to have their work be the object of a lengthy, detailed, serious and