Hatred of Democracy - Couverture souple

Rancière, Jacques

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844673863 ISBN 13 : 9781844673865

Editeur : Verso Books, 2009

Synopsis

Jacques Rancière argues that the West can no longer simply extol the virtues of democracy by contrasting it with the horrors of totalitarianism. As certain governments are exporting democracy by brute force, and a reactionary strand in mainstream political opinion is willing to abandon civil liberties and destroy collective values of equality, Rancière explains how democracy-government by all-attacks any form of power based on the superiority of an elite. Hence the fear, and consequently the hatred, of democracy amongst the new ruling class. In a compelling and timely analysis, Hatred of Democracy rethinks the subversive power of this democratic ideal.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jacques Rancière is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-VIII. His books include The Politics of Aesthetics, On the Shores of Politics, Short Voyages to the Land of the People, The Nights of Labor, Staging the People, and The Emancipated Spectator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844673863
• ISBN 13: 9781844673865
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 106
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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