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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458417503321

Autore

May Todd <1955->

Titolo

Contemporary political movements and the thought of Jacques Rancière [[electronic resource] ] : equality in action / / Todd May

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-7486-7172-2

1-282-62041-X

9786612620416

0-7486-4165-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Democracy - Philosophy

Political science - Philosophy

Equality - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Preface; 1 Thinking Politics with Jacques Rancière; 2 Equality among the Refugees: Montréal's Sans-Statuts Algerian Movement; 3 Subjectification in the First Palestinian Intifada; 4 The Zapatistas: From Identity to Equality; 5 Institutions of Equality; 6 Democratic Politics Now; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, Todd May shows how democratic progressive politics can happen and how it is happening in very different arenas. He takes an intensive look at a range of contemporary political movements and shows how, to one degree or another, they exemplify the political thought of Jacques Rancière. May's easy, clear writing style means that no philosophical background is required.Following an essential overview of Rancière's thought he considers the following groups: the Algerian refugee movement in Montreal for citizenship, the first Palestinian intifada, the politics of equality and identity