On Populist Reason by Laclau, Ernesto

On Populist Reason (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781844671861)

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On Populist Reason by Laclau, Ernesto

On Populist Reason

$26.95
On Populist Reason by Laclau, Ernesto

On Populist Reason

$26.95
Format: Paperback
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In this highly original work Ernesto Laclau continues the philosophical and political exploration initiated in Hegemony and Socialist Strategy. Here he focuses on the construction of popular identities and how "the people" emerge as a collective actor. Skillfully combining theoretical analysis with a myriad of empirical references from numerous historical and geographical contexts he offers a critical reading of the existing literature on populism, demonstrating its dependency on the theorists of "mass psychology" such as Taine and Freud. He demonstrates the relation of populism to democracy and to the logic of representation, and differentiates his approach from the work of Žižek, Hardt and Negri, and Ranciere. This book is essential reading for all those interested in the question of political identities in present-day societies.

Author: Ernesto Laclau
ISBN-10: 1844671860
ISBN-13: 9781844671861
Publisher: Verso
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2007
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.78w x 0.85d
By Ernesto Laclau
By Ernesto Laclau
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Ernesto Laclau is Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government, University of Essex, and Distinguished Professor for Humanities and Rhetorical Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of, amongst other works, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Chantal Mouffe), New Reflections of the Revolution of Our Time, The Populist Reason, Contingency, Hegemony, Universality (with Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek), and Emancipation(s).

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