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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791947503321

Autore

Newman Saul

Titolo

Unstable universalities [[electronic resource] ] : poststructuralism and radical politics / / Saul Newman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-78170-152-0

1-84779-226-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Reappraising the Political

Reappraising the political

Disciplina

320.53

Soggetti

Radicalism

Collectivism

Poststructuralism

Universals (Philosophy)

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

9780719071287; 9780719071287; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The politics of postmodernity; 2 Power; 3 The subject; 4 Ethics; 5 Democracy; 6 Radical politics today; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Unstable universalities examines the theme of universality and its place in radical political theory. Saul Newman argues that both Marxist politics of class struggle and the postmodern politics of difference have reached their historical and political limits, and that what is needed is a new approach to universality, a new way of thinking about collective politics. By exploring various themes and ideas within poststructuralist and post-Marxist theory, the book develops a new and original approach to universality - one that has important implications for politics today, particularly on question