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

• Autore: May Todd <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 194
• Soggetto topico: Democracy - Philosophy; Political science - Philosophy; Equality - Philosophy
• Classificazione: CI 5400
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary political movements and the thought of Jacques Rancière
• ISBN: 0-7486-7172-2; 1-282-62041-X; 9786612620416; 0-7486-4165-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791260103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II