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Hatred of Democracy

By Jacques Ranciere

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
1844673863, 9781844673865
Open Library ID
OL24603850M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11318117 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
106\53
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

A vehement defense of the principle of democracy against neoconservative repression.Jacques Ranci?re argues that the West can no longer simply extol the virtues of democracy by contrasting it with the horrors of totalitarianism. As certain governments are exporting democracy by brute force, and a reactionary strand in mainstream political opinion is willing to abandon civil liberties and destroy collective values of equality, Ranci?re explains how democracy—government by all—attacks any form of power based on the superiority of an elite. Hence the fear, and consequently the hatred, of democracy amongst the new ruling class. In a compelling and timely analysis, Hatred of Democracy rethinks the subversive power of this democratic ideal.

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