| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 199 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: problems with reality -- Desire and ideology in the Leviathan -- Internal externalities -- The return of the political -- The personification of democracy -- Conclusion: against the personification of democracy. |
| Summary |
"Against the Personification of Democracy" offers a new theory of political subjectivity that puts the dilemma of desire into the forefront, using Lacan to read key figures in political philosophy. "Against the Personification of Democracy" offers a new theory of political subjectivity that puts the dilemma of desire into the forefront. By using Lacan to read key figures in political philosophy, the book demonstrates why democratic theory - representative or radical - is not only ineffective when it comes to the best form of political cohabitation, but also productive of de. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981.
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Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981. |
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Political science -- Philosophy. |
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Subjectivity.
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Subjectivity. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Swedlow, Wesley C. Against the personification of democracy. New York : Continuum, 2010 (DLC) 2009004772 |
| ISBN |
9780826434210 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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0826434215 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9781441149350 (electronic book) |
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144114935X (electronic book) |
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