02942nam 2200685 a 450 991082071580332120200520144314.00-7486-7172-21-282-62041-X97866126204160-7486-4165-310.1515/9780748641659(CKB)2560000000011175(EBL)537017(OCoLC)638860160(SSID)ssj0000414818(PQKBManifestationID)11299005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414818(PQKBWorkID)10395479(PQKB)11083096(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092846(Au-PeEL)EBL537017(CaPaEBR)ebr10391781(CaONFJC)MIL262041(DE-B1597)614377(DE-B1597)9780748641659(MiAaPQ)EBC537017(EXLCZ)99256000000001117520100324d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContemporary political movements and the thought of Jacques Ranciere equality in action /Todd May1st ed.Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press20101 online resource (169 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-3983-7 0-7486-3982-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIn 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 DemocracyPhilosophyPolitical sciencePhilosophyEqualityPhilosophyDemocracyPhilosophy.Political sciencePhilosophy.EqualityPhilosophy.194CI 5400rvkMay Todd1955-553922MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820715803321Contemporary political movements and the thought of Jacques Rancière4103742UNINA