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Out Of This World
Peter Hallward
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Description for Out Of This World
Paperback. Gilles Deleuze was one of the most influential French philosophers of the last century. This book challenges the hegemony of Deleuze's work, aiming to go right to the heart of his philosophy. It engages with the central idea that informs virtually all his work: the assertion of an unlimited creative power. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Praise for Absolutely Postcolonial: Finally the word we were all secretly waiting for! -- Slavoj Zizek This monumental study transforms the terms within which critical understanding of postcolonial culture has been conducted. Lucid, difficult, highly original and sometimes contentious, Hallward's stimulating book provides a new benchmark for all future debate in this field. -- Paul Gilroy Praise for Badiou: A Subject to Truth: This is an admirable book in every way, and it is hard to imagine how, as an introduction to a contemporary philosopher, it can be surpassed, so amazing are its range and depth. ... Read more
Praise for Absolutely Postcolonial: Finally the word we were all secretly waiting for! -- Slavoj Zizek This monumental study transforms the terms within which critical understanding of postcolonial culture has been conducted. Lucid, difficult, highly original and sometimes contentious, Hallward's stimulating book provides a new benchmark for all future debate in this field. -- Paul Gilroy Praise for Badiou: A Subject to Truth: This is an admirable book in every way, and it is hard to imagine how, as an introduction to a contemporary philosopher, it can be surpassed, so amazing are its range and depth. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
263g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844675555
SKU
V9781844675555
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Ref
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About Peter Hallward
Peter Hallward is Professor of Modern European Philosophy at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex University, London. His books include Absolutely Postcolonial: Writing Between the Singular and the Specific (2001) and Badiou: A Subject to Truth (2003).
Reviews for Out Of This World
Praise for Absolutely Postcolonial: Finally the word we were all secretly waiting for!
Slavoj Zizek This monumental study transforms the terms within which critical understanding of postcolonial culture has been conducted. Lucid, difficult, highly original and sometimes contentious, Hallward's stimulating book provides a new benchmark for all future debate in this field.
Paul ... Read more
Slavoj Zizek This monumental study transforms the terms within which critical understanding of postcolonial culture has been conducted. Lucid, difficult, highly original and sometimes contentious, Hallward's stimulating book provides a new benchmark for all future debate in this field.
Paul ... Read more