{"product_id":"judith-butlers-precarious-politics-terrell-carver-9780415384421","title":"Judith Butler's Precarious Politics: Critical Encounters","description":"\u003cp\u003eJudith Butler has been arguably the most important gender theorist of the past twenty years. This edited volume draws leading international political theorists into dialogue with her political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is written by an acclaimed political theorist and concentrates on a particular aspect of Butler's work. The book is divided into five sections which reflect the interdisciplinary nature of Butler's work and activism: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eButler and Philosophy: explores Butler's unique relationship to the discipline of philosophy, considering her work in light of its philosophical contributions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eButler and Subjectivity: covers the vexed question of subjectivity with which Butler has engaged throughout her published history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eButler and Gender: considers the most problematic area, gender, taken by many to be primary to Butler's work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eButler and Democracy: engages with Butler's significant contribution to the literature of radical democracy and to the central political issues faced by our post-cold war \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eButler and Action: focuses directly on the question of political agency and political action in Butler's work. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with its companion volume, \u003cem\u003eJudith Butler and Political Theory, \u003c\/em\u003e it marks an intellectual event for political theory, with major implications for feminism, women's studies, gender studies, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, queer theory and anyone with a critical interest in contemporary American 'great power' politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terrell Carver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415384427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415384421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Terrell Carver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064909213951,"sku":"9780415384421","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68714650-77f3-4024-a193-ad4b98dafa67.jpg?v=1768671851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/judith-butlers-precarious-politics-terrell-carver-9780415384421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}