{"product_id":"the-aesthetic-turn-in-political-nikolas-kompridis-9781441148346","title":"The Aesthetic Turn in Political Thought","description":"The growing exploration of political life from an aesthetic perspective has become so prominent that we must now speak of an \"aesthetic turn+? in political thought. But what does it mean and what makes it an \u003ci\u003eaesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e turn? Why now? This diverse and path-breaking collection of essays answers these questions, provoking new ways to think about the possibilities and debilities of democratic politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning from the premise that politics is \u003ci\u003ealready \u003c\/i\u003e\"aesthetic in principle, +? the contributions to \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetic Turn in Political Thought\u003c\/i\u003e from some of the world's leading political theorists and philosophers, disclose a distinct set of political problems\u003ci\u003e: the aesthetic problems of modern politics\u003c\/i\u003e. The aesthetic turn in political thought not only recognizes that these problems are different in kind from the standard problems of politics, it also recognizes that they call for a different kind of theorizing - a theorizing that is itself aesthetic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA major contribution to contemporary theoretical debates, \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetic Turn in Political Thought\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading to anyone interested in the interdisciplinary crossroads of aesthetic and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikolas Kompridis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441148345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441148346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Nikolas Kompridis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121863192831,"sku":"9781441148346","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6de077fa-7c14-4920-80fe-ba68108c5c5c.jpg?v=1687421863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aesthetic-turn-in-political-nikolas-kompridis-9781441148346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}