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OverviewAt the height of the Algerian war, Jean-Paul Sartre embarked on a fundamental reappraisal of his philosophical and political thought. The result was the Critique of Dialectical Reason, an intellectual masterpiece of the twentieth century, now republished with a major original introduction by Fredric Jameson. In it, Sartre set out the basic categories for the renovated theory of history that he believed was necessary for post-war Marxism. Sartre's formal aim was to establish the dialectical intelligibility of history itself, as what he called 'a totalisation without a totaliser'. But, at the same time, his substantive concern was the structure of class struggle and the fate of mass movements of popular revolt, from the French Revolution at the end of the eighteenth century to the Russian and Chinese revolutions in the twentieth: their ascent, stabilisation, petrification and decline, in a world still overwhelmingly dominated by scarcity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan Ree , Jean-Paul Sartre , Fredric Jameson , Alan Sheridan-SmithPublisher: Verso Books Imprint: Verso Books Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 1.102kg ISBN: 9781859844854ISBN 10: 1859844855 Pages: 858 Publication Date: 17 August 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe work is a landmark in modern social thought... a turning point in the thinking of our time.' Raymond Williams, Guardian The Critique is essential to any serious understanding of Sartre. -- George Steiner, Sunday Times Author InformationJean-Paul Sartre was a philosopher, novelist, public intellectual, biographer, playwright and founder of the journal Les Temps modernes. Born in Paris in 1905, Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964 - and turned it down. His books include Nausea, Intimacy, The Flies, No Exit, The Freud Scenario, War Diaries, Critique of Dialectical Reason, and the monumental treatise Being and Nothingness. He died in 1980. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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