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Contingency, Hegemony, Universality: Contemporary Dialogues on the Left

Book information

Publisher
Verso
Year
2000
ISBN
1859847579, 9781859847572, 185984278X, 9781859842782
LCC
JA71 .B88 2000
Open Library ID
OL6899094M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
31 MB (32808279 bytes)
Pages
337\337
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In a compelling and unusual experiment, three eminent theorists engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays, organized as separate contributions that respond to one another, range over the Hegelian legacy in contemporary critical theory, the theoretical dilemmas of multiculturalism, the universalism-versus-particularism debate, the strategies of the Left in a globalized economy, and the relative merits of post-structuralism and Lacanian psychoanalysis for a critical social theory.While the rigor and intelligence with which these writers approach their work is formidable, Contingency, Hegemony, Universality benefits additionally from their clear sense of energy and enjoyment in a revealing and often unpredictable exchange.

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