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Politics of Culture and the Spirit of Critique: Dialogues
A Gomez-Muller
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Paperback. Editor(s): Rockhill, Gabriel; Gomez-Muller, Alfredo. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
This book of tightly woven dialogues engages prominent thinkers in a discussion about the role of culture-broadly construed-in contemporary society and politics. Faced with the conceptual inflation of the notion of 'culture,' which now imposes itself as an indispensable issue in contemporary moral and political debates, these dynamic exchanges seek to rethink culture and critique beyond the schematic models that have often predominated, such as the opposition between "mainstream multiculturalism" and the "clash of civilizations." Prefaced by an introduction relating current cultural debates to the critical theory tradition, this book examines the politics of culture and the spirit of critique ... Read more
This book of tightly woven dialogues engages prominent thinkers in a discussion about the role of culture-broadly construed-in contemporary society and politics. Faced with the conceptual inflation of the notion of 'culture,' which now imposes itself as an indispensable issue in contemporary moral and political debates, these dynamic exchanges seek to rethink culture and critique beyond the schematic models that have often predominated, such as the opposition between "mainstream multiculturalism" and the "clash of civilizations." Prefaced by an introduction relating current cultural debates to the critical theory tradition, this book examines the politics of culture and the spirit of critique ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Critical Theory
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231151870
SKU
V9780231151870
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About A Gomez-Muller
Gabriel Rockhill is assistant professor of philosophy at Villanova University, program director at the College International de Philosophie, and the author, most notably, of Logique de l'histoire: Pour une analytique des pratiques philosophiques.Alfredo Gomez-Muller is professor of Latin American studies at the Francois-Rabelais University in Tours and the author of numerous books, including Sartre: De la nausee a l'engagement and ... Read more
Reviews for Politics of Culture and the Spirit of Critique: Dialogues
The scope, precision, and flow of these interviews, as well as the significance and range of the thinkers, make this volume a valuable contribution to critical theory and the philosophy of culture.
Alia Al-Saji, McGill University A book full of insights. Ten of the world's most important critical theorists reflect on the intersections of biography, history, and theory and ... Read more
Alia Al-Saji, McGill University A book full of insights. Ten of the world's most important critical theorists reflect on the intersections of biography, history, and theory and ... Read more