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

• Autore: Newman Saul
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.53
• Soggetto topico: Radicalism; Collectivism; Poststructuralism; Universals (Philosophy)
• Soggetto non controllato: Marxist-Leninism; class struggle; globalisation; neo-liberal capitalism; postmodernity; power; radical politics; religious fundamentalism; universality; war on terror
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Unstable universalities
• ISBN: 1-78170-152-0; 1-84779-226-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819983903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Reappraising the political.