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Hatred of Democracy

By Jacques Ranciere
Translated by Steve Corcoran

By Jacques Ranciere
Translated by Steve Corcoran

By Jacques Ranciere
Translated by Steve Corcoran

By Jacques Ranciere
Translated by Steve Corcoran

By Jacques Ranciere
Translated by Steve Corcoran

By Jacques Ranciere
Translated by Steve Corcoran

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    About Hatred of Democracy

    In this vehement defence of democracy, Jacques Rancière explodes the complacency of Western politicians who pride themselves as the defenders of political freedom. As America and its allies use their military might in the misguided attempt to export a desiccated version democracy, and reactionary strands in mainstream political opinion abandon civil liberties, Rancière argues that true democracy—government by all—is held in profound contempt by the new ruling class. In a compelling and timely analysis, Hatred of Democracy rethinks the subversive power of the democratic ideal.

    About Hatred of Democracy

    Jacques Rancière 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, Rancière 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.

    About Hatred of Democracy

    In this vehement defence of democracy, Jacques Rancière explodes the complacency of Western politicians who pride themselves as the defenders of political freedom. As America and its allies use their military might in the misguided attempt to export a desiccated version democracy, and reactionary strands in mainstream political opinion abandon civil liberties, Rancière argues that true democracy—government by all—is held in profound contempt by the new ruling class. In a compelling and timely analysis, Hatred of Democracy rethinks the subversive power of the democratic ideal.

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    Product Details

    Category: Philosophy | Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Verso
    Jan 07, 2014 | 112 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9781781681503

    Category: Philosophy | Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Verso
    Aug 03, 2009 | 106 Pages | 5-1/10 x 7-7/10 | ISBN 9781844673865

    Category: Philosophy | Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Verso
    Jan 07, 2014 | 106 Pages | 5 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9781781682043

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    Praise

    “This tastily sardonic essay is partly a scholarly sprint through the history of political philosophy, and partly a very enjoyable stream of insults directed at rival penseurs.” —Guardian
     
    “A piercing essay on the definitions and redefinitions of the term ‘democracy.’” —Times Higher Education Supplement
     
    “In our time of the disorientation of the left, Rancière’s writings offer one the few consistent conceptualizations of how are to continue to resist.” —Slavoj Žižek

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