"Sophocles' Antigone is a touchstone in democratic, feminist and legal theory, and possibly the most commented upon play in the history of philosophy and political theory. Bonnie Honig's rereading of it therefore involves intervening in a host of literatures and unsettling many of their governing assumptions. Exploring the power of Antigone in a variety of political, cultural, and theoretical settings, Honig identifies the 'Antigone-effect' - which...

Presents profiles of 192 countries worldwide, each with information in thirty-three categories, including location and size, population, religions, economy, health, and housing, a list of famous citizens, and a bibliography. Includes graphs, charts, glossaries, photographs, and maps.