Trump
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"What is our task today? Reading Trump as the symptom of global capitalism's political crisis, Badiou compellingly argues that our task is to bring into existence a strategic choice between capitalism and communism. Anything less confines us to the present's democratic fascism. This crucial intervention eschews fear and despair as it finds hope in the creation of a divisive, communist politics."
—Jodi Dean, author of Crowds and Party"Approachable and insightful, and will satisfy both general readers and readers more knowledgeable about political theory."
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—Publishers Weekly
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States sent shockwaves across the globe. How was such an outcome even possible? In two lectures given at American universities in the immediate aftermath of the election, the leading French philosopher Alain Badiou helps us to make sense of this extraordinary occurrence. Les mer
This concise account of the meaning of Trump should be read by everyone who wants to understand what is happening in our world today.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Polity Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 80
- ISBN
- 9781509536078
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 19 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
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"What is our task today? Reading Trump as the symptom of global capitalism's political crisis, Badiou compellingly argues that our task is to bring into existence a strategic choice between capitalism and communism. Anything less confines us to the present's democratic fascism. This crucial intervention eschews fear and despair as it finds hope in the creation of a divisive, communist politics."
—Jodi Dean, author of Crowds and Party"Approachable and insightful, and will satisfy both general readers and readers more knowledgeable about political theory."
»
—Publishers Weekly