Building a body for governance : embodying power in the shifting media images of Arnold Schwarzenegger

When Arnold Schwarzenegger muscled his way into the competition for the governance of California in October 2003 many thought it was a joke, or worse, a sign of the devolution of American politics into the lowest form of populism (Louw, 2005; Baudrillard, 2005; Indiana, 2005). Yet, Schwarzenegger’s...

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Main Author: Boyle, Ellexis
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1494