LEADER 03698oam 2200709I 450 001 9910822026303321 005 20240405170027.0 010 $a1-317-49420-2 010 $a1-317-49421-0 010 $a1-315-71219-9 010 $a1-282-92164-9 010 $a9786612921643 010 $a1-84465-368-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315712192 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059644 035 $a(EBL)1900170 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000520228 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12222320 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520228 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10514041 035 $a(PQKB)11167870 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000443762 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12192952 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000443762 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10456052 035 $a(PQKB)24523123 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1900170 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1900170 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10455617 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL292164 035 $a(OCoLC)898771521 035 $a(OCoLC)741355824 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136668 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781844653683 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059644 100 $a20180706e20142005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnderstanding poststructuralism /$fJames Williams 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 180 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aUnderstanding movements in modern thought 300 $aFirst published in 2005 by Acumen. 311 $a1-84465-032-4 311 $a1-84465-033-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: what is poststructuralism? -- Poststructuralism as deconstruction: Jacques Derrida's Of grammatology -- Poststructuralism as philosophy of difference: Gilles Deleuze's Difference and repetition -- Poststructuralism as philosophy of the event: Lyotard's Discours, figure -- Poststructuralism, history, genealogy: Michel Foucault's The archaeology of knowledge -- Poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, linguistics: Julia Kristeva's Revolution in poetic language -- Poststructuralism into the future. 330 $aUnderstanding Poststructuralism is a lucid guide to some of the most exciting and controversial ideas in contemporary thought. Structured around the key works of the movement's most important theorists, Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Lyotard and Deleuze, each chapter examines a central text, providing detailed summaries of the main points and a critical analysis of the core arguments. Difficult ideas are clearly explained both in terms of their value to critical thinking and to contemporary issues. Poststructuralism's challenging methodology; deconstruction, libidinal economics, genealogy and transcendental empiricism; is illuminated by being examined in context. Although a sympathetic interpreter of poststructuralism, Williams is not dismissive of the criticism of analytic philosophers and he is able to provide a much needed balanced assessment of this philosophy. The book offers an ideal introduction for students encountering poststructuralist ideas in philosophy, social and political theory, cultural studies, gender studies and in literary and art criticism. 410 0$aUnderstanding movements in modern thought. 606 $aPoststructuralism 615 0$aPoststructuralism. 676 $a149.96 700 $aWilliams$b James$f1965-,$0965682 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822026303321 996 $aUnderstanding poststructuralism$94065341 997 $aUNINA