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Since its original publication fifteen years ago, this hugely influential book has been at the centre of much debate. The arguments and controversies it has aroused are, furthermore, far from abating: the disintegration of the Soviet bloc, the emergence of new social and political identities linked to the transformation of late capitalism, and the crisis of a left-wing project whose essentialist underpinnings have increasingly come under fire have, if anything, made more relevant than ever the theoretical perspective that the book proposes. Moreover the political project of 'radical and plural democracy' that it advocates provides a much-needed antidote to the attempts to formulate a Third Way capable of overcoming the classical opposition between Left and Right. Updated with a new preface, this is a fundamental text for understanding the workings of hegemony and grasping the nature of contemporary social struggles and their significance for democratic theory.

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Author:   Chantal Mouffe ,  Ernesto Laclau
Publisher:   Verso Books
Imprint:   Verso Books
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.231kg
ISBN:  

9781859843307

ISBN 10:   1859843301
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   17 May 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781781681541
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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A brilliant tour de force of scholarship and argument.

A brilliant tour de force of scholarship and argument. --Marxism Today

A brilliant tour de force of scholarship and argument. -Marxism Today

A brilliant tour de force of scholarship and argument. -- Marxism Today

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Ernesto Laclau (1935-2014) was Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government, University of Essex, and Distinguished Professor for Humanities and Rhetorical Studies at Northwestern University. He was the author of, amongst other works, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Chantal Mouffe), New Reflections of the Revolution of Our Time, The Populist Reason, Contingency, Hegemony, Universality (with Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek), and Emancipation(s).

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