Enlightenment in an Age of Destruction: Intellectuals, World Disorder, and the Politics of Empire - Couverture rigide

Livre 15 sur 27: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice

Britt, Christopher; Fenn, Paul; Subirats, Eduardo

 
9783319707839: Enlightenment in an Age of Destruction: Intellectuals, World Disorder, and the Politics of Empire
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ISBN 10 : 3319707833 ISBN 13 : 9783319707839
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

Formulates a new understanding of a common concept (enlightenment) by framing it as a trans-historical and cross-cultural phenomenon.
Provides an alternative to current resistance theory in arguing for new modes of intellectual engagement in politics in an age of crisis.
Contextualizes the practice of critical theory within contemporary political discussions on topics such as climate change, nuclear proliferation, and war.



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À propos de l?auteur

Christopher Britt is Associate Professor at The George Washington University, USA. He is the author of Quixotism: The Imaginative Denial of Spain's Loss of Empire (2005) and of Imperial Idiocy: A Reflection on Forced Displacement in the Americas (Forthcoming: 2017).

Paul Fenn is the leader of the Community Choice Energy movement to localize energy in the United States. He is the author of several hallmark U.S. laws (California AB117, 2002; Massachusetts Chapter 164; San Francisco Charter Section 9.107.8, 2001; Oakland Measure X, 1998); primary architect of implemented policies to localize and democratize energy (San Francisco, 2013, Sonoma County, 2014); and author of numerous published essays.

Eduardo Subirats is Professor at New York University, USA. He is the author of some forty books in Spanish, as well as many articles in Spanish, German, English, and Portuguese. His main books deal with topics of aesthetics, cultural theory, colonialism, and literary theory.



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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3319707833
ISBN 13 
9783319707839
Reliure
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Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
180
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ISBN 10 :  3319889893 ISBN 13 :  9783319889894
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019
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