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Bastard politics : sovereignty and violence / Nick Mansfield.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mansfield, Nick, author.
- Series:
- SUNY series in contemporary French thought.
- SUNY series in contemporary French thought
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy, French--20th century.
- Philosophy, French.
- Democracy--Philosophy.
- Democracy.
- Sovereignty.
- Political violence.
- Derrida, Jacques.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "A critical analysis of the philosophy of sovereignty from Hobbes through Derrida, arguing that we need to re-invent sovereignty as a motive for democratic political action while remaining alert to its dangers, specifically its relationship to violence"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Sovereignty : the law of misrule
- Bataille and sovereignty : the apotheosis of violence
- Divine violence and justice
- Derrida on sovereignty
- Sovereignty and hospitality
- Bastard politics : sovereignty and violence.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438481661
- 1438481667
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