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Sovereignty in Ruins: A Politics of Crisis
George Edmondson
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Description for Sovereignty in Ruins: A Politics of Crisis
Hardback. Editor(s): Edmondson, George; Mladek, Klaus. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
Featuring essays by some of the most prominent names in contemporary political and cultural theory, Sovereignty in Ruins presents a form of critique grounded in the conviction that political thought is itself an agent of crisis. Aiming to develop a political vocabulary capable of critiquing and transforming contemporary political frameworks, the contributors advance a politics of crisis that collapses the false dichotomies between sovereignty and governmentality and between critique and crisis. Their essays address a wide range of topics, such as the role history plays in the development of a politics of crisis; Arendt's controversial judgment of Adolf Eichmann; Strauss's ... Read more
Featuring essays by some of the most prominent names in contemporary political and cultural theory, Sovereignty in Ruins presents a form of critique grounded in the conviction that political thought is itself an agent of crisis. Aiming to develop a political vocabulary capable of critiquing and transforming contemporary political frameworks, the contributors advance a politics of crisis that collapses the false dichotomies between sovereignty and governmentality and between critique and crisis. Their essays address a wide range of topics, such as the role history plays in the development of a politics of crisis; Arendt's controversial judgment of Adolf Eichmann; Strauss's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822363026
SKU
V9780822363026
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About George Edmondson
George Edmondson is Associate Professor of English at Dartmouth College and the author of The Neighboring Text: Chaucer, Boccaccio, Henryson. Klaus Mladek is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and German Studies at Dartmouth College and the editor of Police Forces: A Cultural History of an Institution.
Reviews for Sovereignty in Ruins: A Politics of Crisis
"The essays that George Edmondson and Klaus Mladek have collected in Sovereignty in Ruins linger both for the power of their insights into contemporary life and for the tactics, biopolitical and ethical, that dart below the surface of their critique. Framed by a terrific introduction, Sovereignty in Ruins pushes us to consider other possibilities in lieu of a sovereignty; other ... Read more