Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781781681503
Publisert
2014-01-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Verso Books
Vekt
130 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
106
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Oversetter
Biographical note
Jacques Rancière is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-VIII. His books include The Politics of Aesthetics, On the Shores of Politics, Short Voyages to the Land of the People, The Nights of Labor, Staging the People, and The Emancipated Spectator.
In this vehement defence of democracy, Jacques Rancière explodes the complacency of Western politicians who pride themselves as the defenders of political freedom. As America and its allies use their military might in the misguided attempt to export a desiccated version democracy, and reactionary strands in mainstream political opinion abandon civil liberties, Rancière argues that true democracy-government by all-is held in profound contempt by the new ruling class. In a compelling and timely analysis, Hatred of Democracy rethinks the subversive power of the democratic ideal.
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Explodes the complacency of Western politicians who pride themselves as the defenders of political freedom.
Ranciere critiques the political stance in the west that pours scorn on mass protests and popular culture at home, yet promotes the spread of democracy by force throughout the world ... But Ranciere eschews polemic in order to show the confusion in our political discourse. He challenges what he sees as the widely held view that democratic life is synonymous with 'the apolitical life of the indifferent consumer.'
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"A piercing essay on the definitions and redefinitions of the term 'democracy.'"- Times Higher Education Supplement
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781781681503
Publisert
2014-01-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Verso Books
Vekt
130 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
106
Forfatter
Oversetter