Lyotard and Politics: A Critical Introduction

by Stuart Sim

Book Overview

It is Jean Fran ois Lyotard's political focus that singles him out from his poststructuralist and postmodernist contemporaries. He is invariably 'thinking politics': finding ways of translating philosophical thought into a basis for political action. Stuart Sim explores how Lyotard's brand of pragmatism can provide a focus for political theory and action in our cultural climate, especially in light of the dramatic resurgence of right-wing extremism.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474456529
• ISBN13: 9781474456524
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"