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What is to be done? : a dialogue on communism, capitalism, and the future of democracy / Alain Badiou and Marcel Gauchet ; moderated by Martin Duru and Martin Legros ; translated by Susan Spitzer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Badiou, Alain, author.
- Gauchet, Marcel, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Que faire? English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Gauchet, Marcel.
- Badiou, Alain.
- Communism.
- Badiou, Alain--Interviews.
- Gauchet, Marcel--Interviews.
- Democracy.
- Capitalism.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Badiou, Alain, 1937-.
- Local Subjects:
- Badiou, Alain, 1937-.
- Gauchet, Marcel.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 155 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- The fall of the Berlin Wall was seen by many as the final triumph of liberal democracy over communism. But now, in the wake of the great financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, things look a little-different. New questions are arising about capitalism and democracy, new social movements are challenging established institutions, and new political possibilities are emerging. Is democracy an inevitable hostage of capitalism, or can it reinvent itself to meet the challenge of globalization? In this new dialogue, Alain Badiou, a key figure of the radical left and a leading advocate of the communist idea, and Marcel Gauchet, a major exponent of anti-totalitarianism and a champion of liberal democracy, confront one another. Together, they take stock of history, interrogate one another's views, and defend their respective projects: on the one side, the revival of "the communist hypothesis," and on the other, the radical reform of a contested democratic model. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Foreword: the future of an alternative / by Martin Duru and Martin Legros
- The encounter with communism
- From Marx to Lenin
- Totalitarianism
- The return of the communist hypothesis?
- What is the meaning of the crisis?
- The end of imperial logic, or the continuation?
- The deconstruction of capitalism
- Why we're not finished with politics
- Conclusion: in search of a lost deal?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781509501700
- 1509501703
- 9781509501717
- 1509501711
- 9780745601700
- 0745601707
- 9780745601717
- 0745601715
- OCLC:
- 920683189
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