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The Political Thought of Jacques Ranciere: Creating Equality
Todd May
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Description for The Political Thought of Jacques Ranciere: Creating Equality
Hardback. Focuses on Ranciere's central political idea that a democratic politics emerges from the presupposition of equality. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 440.
Equality is not something that we must expect from state institutions. It is something that we must both presuppose and create through collective action. Todd May investigates in depth the philosophical grounds, ethical implications and practical consequences of the view of active equality. Much more than a commentary, his book is a powerful analysis of what politics means and how we can recover the project of political action. Jacques Ranciere This is the first single-authored book in any language devoted entirely to the thought of Jacques Ranciere. It focuses on his central political idea that a ... Read more
Equality is not something that we must expect from state institutions. It is something that we must both presuppose and create through collective action. Todd May investigates in depth the philosophical grounds, ethical implications and practical consequences of the view of active equality. Much more than a commentary, his book is a powerful analysis of what politics means and how we can recover the project of political action. Jacques Ranciere This is the first single-authored book in any language devoted entirely to the thought of Jacques Ranciere. It focuses on his central political idea that a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748635320
SKU
V9780748635320
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About Todd May
Todd May is Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of the Humanities at Clemson University. Among his most recent publications are Gilles Deleuze: An Introduction (2005) and The Philosophy of Foucault (2006). He has also been active in various political movements of equality, including anti-racism work and the struggle for Palestinian rights.
Reviews for The Political Thought of Jacques Ranciere: Creating Equality
Equality is not something that we must expect from state institutions. It is something that we must both presuppose and create through collective action. Todd May investigates in depth the philosophical grounds ethical implications and practical consequences of the view of active equality. Much more than a commentary, his book is a powerful analysis of what politics means and how ... Read more