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The Left Hemisphere: Mapping Critical Theory

By Gregory Elliott , Razmig Keucheyan

Book information

Publisher
Verso
Year
2013
ISBN
1781681023, 9781781681022
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4529129 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
304\261
Time added
2014-03-26 21:40:50

Description

As the crisis of capitalism unfolds, the need for alternatives is felt ever more intensely. The struggle between radical movements and the forces of reaction will be merciless. A crucial battlefield, where the outcome of the crisis will in part be decided, is that of theory. Over the last twenty-five years, radical intellectuals across the world have produced important and innovative ideas. The endeavour to transform the world without falling into the catastrophic traps of the past has been a common element uniting these new approaches. This book – aimed at both the general reader and the specialist – offers the first global cartography of the expanding intellectual field of critical contemporary thought. More than thirty authors and intellectual currents of every continent are presented in a clear and succinct manner. A history of critical thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is also provided, helping situate current thinkers in a broader historical and sociological perspective.

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