{"product_id":"emmanuel-levinas-and-the-politics-victoria-tahmasebi-birgani-9781442642843","title":"Emmanuel Levinas and the Politics of Non-Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench philosopher and Talmudic commentator Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) has received considerable attention for his influence on philosophical and religious thought. In this book, Victoria Tahmasebi-Birgani provides the first examination of the applicability of Emmanuel Levinas' work to social and political movements. Investigating his ethics of responsibility and his critique of the Western liberal imagination, Tahmasebi-Birgani advances the moral, political, and philosophical debates on the radical implications of Levinas' work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmmanuel Levinas and the Politics of Non-Violence\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to closely consider the affinity between Levinas' ethical vision and Mohandas Gandhi's radical yet non-violent political struggle. Situating Levinas' insights within a transnational, transcontinental, and global framework, Tahmasebi-Birgani highlights Levinas' continued relevance in an age in which violence is so often resorted to in the name of \"justice\" and \"freedom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Tahmasebi-Birgani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144264284X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442642843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Victoria Tahmasebi-Birgani","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46867055018239,"sku":"9781442642843","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1878249a-86f3-4e5a-b15c-7984ea90b768.jpg?v=1747453772","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emmanuel-levinas-and-the-politics-victoria-tahmasebi-birgani-9781442642843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}