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The Ideology of Tyranny. Bataille, Foucault, and the Postmodern Corruption of Political Dissent.
Guido G Preparata
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Description for The Ideology of Tyranny. Bataille, Foucault, and the Postmodern Corruption of Political Dissent.
Hardback. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
The book ascribes the late state of paralysis affecting dissent in America to the adoption of a peculiar gospel of divisiveness, which was promoted in the Eighties by importing from France the "theories" of philosopher Michel Foucault.
The book ascribes the late state of paralysis affecting dissent in America to the adoption of a peculiar gospel of divisiveness, which was promoted in the Eighties by importing from France the "theories" of philosopher Michel Foucault.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403982773
SKU
V9781403982773
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99-15
About Guido G Preparata
GUIDO GIACOMO PREPARATA Associate Professor at the University of Washington, USA.
Reviews for The Ideology of Tyranny. Bataille, Foucault, and the Postmodern Corruption of Political Dissent.
' The Ideology of Tyranny exposes a bankrupt mode of thought, clearing the way for a re-invigorated philosophy and social science of unembarrassed fealty to centrality and truth. What's more, it is an entertaining read, thoroughly unpretentious, jargon-free, and marked by scintillating argument. Preparata makes a compelling, unique and truly remarkable contribution to our understanding of postmodernism, and especially Foucault.' ... Read more