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New Theories of Discourse: Laclau, Mouffe and Zizek
Jacob Torfing
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Paperback. The first comprehensive, broad ranging and accessible account of the contribution of discourse analysis to social and political theory. Comprised of a large number of relatively short chapters, each has been specifically designed to form the basis of a weeks reading at a time. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
This book provides a comprehensive and accessible account of the new theories of discourse developed by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, while in particular drawing on central insights provided by Slavoj Zizek. The book accounts for intellectual development of the discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe from a Gramsci-inspired critique of structural Marxism over a neo-Gramscian theory of discourse to a new type of postmodern theorizing of great relevance for social, cultural and political theory.
This book provides a comprehensive and accessible account of the new theories of discourse developed by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, while in particular drawing on central insights provided by Slavoj Zizek. The book accounts for intellectual development of the discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe from a Gramsci-inspired critique of structural Marxism over a neo-Gramscian theory of discourse to a new type of postmodern theorizing of great relevance for social, cultural and political theory.
The central concepts of discourse, hegemony and social antagonism are carefully explained and discussed and the theoretical framework is applied both on a variety of ... Read more
New Theories of Discourse is written out of the basic conviction that postmodernity provides a great challenge to social, cultural and political theory and makes thinkable a whole range of new political projects of which the development of a radical plural democracy is one of the most promising and exciting.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631195580
SKU
V9780631195580
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About Jacob Torfing
Jacob Torfing is an Assistant Professor at Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark. He took his PhD at the University of Essex, Britain, after year-long research visits to Paris and California. His previous publications in English include State, Economy and Society (with Bertramsen and Thomsen, 1991), and Politics, Regulation and the Modern Welfare State (1998).
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