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Politics on the Edges of Liberalism: Difference, Populism, Revolution, Agitation
Benjamin Arditi
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Paperback. An innovative exploration of ways of thinking about and doing politics that presents a challenge to liberal assumptions. The author tackles four key areas in contemporary politics which work at 'the edges of liberalism': difference, populism, revolution and agitation. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
New in Paperback This innovative exploration of ways of thinking about and doing politics presents a challenge to liberal assumptions. The author tackles four key areas in contemporary politics which work at 'the edges of liberalism': difference, populism, revolution and agitation. Each of these phenomena is selected on the basis that they push the envelope of liberalism or seek to go against and beyond it. Each chapter takes on one of these ideas, discussing the intellectual background and considering its position in relation to liberalism. Difference is explored in the context of the politics of the culture wars and its ... Read more
New in Paperback This innovative exploration of ways of thinking about and doing politics presents a challenge to liberal assumptions. The author tackles four key areas in contemporary politics which work at 'the edges of liberalism': difference, populism, revolution and agitation. Each of these phenomena is selected on the basis that they push the envelope of liberalism or seek to go against and beyond it. Each chapter takes on one of these ideas, discussing the intellectual background and considering its position in relation to liberalism. Difference is explored in the context of the politics of the culture wars and its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748636372
SKU
V9780748636372
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About Benjamin Arditi
Benjamin Arditi is a Professor of Political Theory at the National University of Mexico. He is the author of Polemicization (EUP, 1999) and editor of Fidelity to the Disagreement: Jacques Ranciere and Politics (2006). He is co-editor (with Jeremy Valentine) of Edinburgh University Press's 'Taking on the Political' series.
Reviews for Politics on the Edges of Liberalism: Difference, Populism, Revolution, Agitation
Arditi's work is an admirable and worthwhile addition to the theory of the liberal-democracy and its 'edges'.
J. Maggio, University of Florida Theory & Event A very welcome addition to the field of post-structuralist political theory... Arditi's take on populism is outstanding, and perhaps represents the most sophisticated conceptualisation of this difficult topic in the literature to date... What ... Read more
J. Maggio, University of Florida Theory & Event A very welcome addition to the field of post-structuralist political theory... Arditi's take on populism is outstanding, and perhaps represents the most sophisticated conceptualisation of this difficult topic in the literature to date... What ... Read more