Deleuze and Political Activism
Marcelo Svirsky
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Description for Deleuze and Political Activism
Paperback. A unique analysis of Deleuze and Guattari's critical tools on radical politics. Editor(s): Svirsky, Dr. Marcelo. Series: Deleuze Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
When Deleuze and Guattari wrote Anti-Oedipus they hoped it would be a call to arms for dissidents and political activists. Rather than set out a program of change, they tried to isolate the political, cultural and economic factors that inhibit change. In so doing they created a work that was instantly recognised as a philosophical watershed. It changed the landscape of political theory in a single sweep. In this volume, both critical theorists and activists analyse Deleuze and Guattari's critical tools on radical politics. The essays integrate theoretical elaborations and case-study problematisations on different political spaces and times, offering new ... Read more
When Deleuze and Guattari wrote Anti-Oedipus they hoped it would be a call to arms for dissidents and political activists. Rather than set out a program of change, they tried to isolate the political, cultural and economic factors that inhibit change. In so doing they created a work that was instantly recognised as a philosophical watershed. It changed the landscape of political theory in a single sweep. In this volume, both critical theorists and activists analyse Deleuze and Guattari's critical tools on radical politics. The essays integrate theoretical elaborations and case-study problematisations on different political spaces and times, offering new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Deleuze Studies Special Issues
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748640522
SKU
V9780748640522
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About Marcelo Svirsky
Marcelo Svirsky is a Lecturer and Marie-Curie Researcher at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory (School of English, Communication & Philosophy), Cardiff University. He researches on Deleuze's philosophy, Middle East politics, and social movements. His recent publications include: Arab-Jewish Activism in Israel-Palestine (2012Ashgate), Deleuze and Political Activism (2010 EUP), 'Captives of Identity: The Betrayal of Intercultural cooperation', in Subjectivity ... Read more
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