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Gary K. Browning - Global Theory from Kant to Hardt and Negri (International Political Theory) - 9780230524736 - V9780230524736
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Global Theory from Kant to Hardt and Negri (International Political Theory)

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Description for Global Theory from Kant to Hardt and Negri (International Political Theory) Hardcover. In the 21st Century, global theory provides an influential and popular way of understanding contemporary social and political phenomena. This book observes the links between contemporary global ideas and preceding modern theories. Contemporary perspectives are shown to reflect distinctive and shared aspects of the ideas of Kant, Hegel and Marx. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.

Global theory represents an influential and popular means of understanding contemporary social and political phenomena. Human identity and social responsibilities are considered in a global context and in the light of a global human condition. A global perspective is assumed to be new and to supersede preceding social theory. However, if contemporary global theory is influential, its identity, assumptions and novelty are controversial. Global Theory from Kant to Hardt and Negri scrutinises global theory by examining how contemporary global theorists simultaneously draw upon and critique preceding modern theories. It re-thinks contemporary global ideas by relating them to the social thought ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
International Political Theory
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230524736
SKU
V9780230524736
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About Gary K. Browning
Gary Browning is Professor of Political Theory at Oxford Brookes University, UK. His research interests include political and international theory, the history of political philosophy and the relationship between political thought and other disciplines. His previous publications include Critical and Post-Critical Political Economy (2006), Rethinking R. G. Collingwood: Philosophy, Politics and the Unity of Theory and Practice (2004), Hegel and the ... Read more

Reviews for Global Theory from Kant to Hardt and Negri (International Political Theory)
'The unique selling point of this thoughtful and well-written book is the range of material covered - Browning writes with authority on Kant, Hegel and Marx, on modern cosmopolitans such as Held, Giddens and Sassen, on radical theorists such as Hardt and Negri and public intellectuals such as Monbiot and Klein. His central thesis, that the first group of thinkers, ... Read more

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