Pyropolitics in the World Ablaze

by Michael Marder and Michael Marder Research Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Co

Book Overview

From books and heretics burnt on the pyres of the Inquisition to self-immolations at protest rallies, from the burning of fossil fuels to inflammatory speech, from the imagery of revolutionary sparks ready to ignite the spirits of the oppressed to car bombings and "scorched earth" policy, fire proves to be an indispensable element of the political. Pyropolitics in the World Ablaze builds upon the scintillating, by turns horrifying and hopeful, images...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538143313
• ISBN13: 9781538143315
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"