{"product_id":"georges-bataille-mark-hewson-9781138908567","title":"Georges Bataille: Key Concepts","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorges Bataille (1897 - 1962) was a philosopher, writer, and literary critic whose work has had a significant impact across disciplines as diverse as philosophy, sociology, economics, art history and literary criticism, as well as influencing key figures in post-modernist and post-structuralist philosophy such as Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. In recent years, the number of works published on Georges Bataille, as well as the variety of contexts in which his work is invoked, has markedly increased.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGeorges Bataille: Key Concepts\u003c\/i\u003e an international team of contributors provide an accessible introduction to and survey of Bataille's thought. The editors' introduction provides an overview of Bataille's work, while the chapters in the first section cover the social, political, artistic and philosophical contexts that shaped his thought. In the second part, each chapter engages with a key theme in Bataille's philosophy, including: art, eroticism, evil, inner experience, heterology, religion, sacrifice, and sovereignty. The final chapter addresses Bataille's literary writings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorges Bataille: Key Concepts is an invaluable guide for students from across the Humanities and Social Sciences, coming to Bataille's work for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors:  Giulia Agostini, Elisabeth Arnould-Bloomfield, Tiina Arppe, Marcus Coelen, Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, Patrick ffrench, Marina Galletti, Nadine Hartmann, Mark Hewson, Andrew Hussey, Stuart Kendall, Claire Nioche, Gerhard Poppenberg, and Michèle Richman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Hewson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138908568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138908567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016","brand":"Mark Hewson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063785550079,"sku":"9781138908567","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b00d53ed-ea66-4831-961e-61a5b16f3d3c.jpg?v=1685391636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/georges-bataille-mark-hewson-9781138908567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}