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OverviewJacques 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jacques Rancière , Steve CorcoranPublisher: Verso Books Imprint: Verso Books Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.127kg ISBN: 9781844673865ISBN 10: 1844673863 Pages: 106 Publication Date: 03 August 2009 Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education Replaced By: 9781781681503 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsThis tastily sardonic essay is partly a scholarly sprint through the history of political philosophy, and partly a very enjoyable stream of insults directed at rival penseurs. Guardian A piercing essay on the definitions and re-definitions of the term 'democracy'. Times Higher Education Supplement Author InformationJacques 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |