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Critical theory and demagogic populism / Paul Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Paul, 1954- author.
- Series:
- Critical theory and contemporary society.
- Manchester scholarship online.
- Critical theory and contemporary society
- Manchester scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Populism.
- Populism--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 283 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- This is the first study to make a detail case for the Frankfurt School's relevance to understanding contemporary populism. It reconstructs their analysis of 'modern demagogy' and demonstrates its advantages over orthodox 'populism studies' and the work of Laclau. The book also extends the Institute's analysis to assess 'counter-demagogic' forces.
- Contents:
- Introduction : from orthodox 'populism studies' to critical theory
- The Institute's analysis of 'modern demagogy'
- Expanding the reach of the Institute's analysis
- Gramscian analyses of fascism and populism : Poulantzas, Laclau, Hall
- Towards a synthesis of critical perspectives
- Cultural populisms and culture industry
- Counter-demagogic popular art : towards a selective tradition
- Structural transformations of demagogic populism.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 12, 2021).
- Previously issued in print: 2020.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781526151520
- 1526151529
- 9781526160966
- 152616096X
- 9781526123435
- 1526123436
- OCLC:
- 1224156625
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