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Author Magun, Artemy.

Title The negative revolution : political subjectivity after the end of the Cold War / by Artemy Magun.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy
Political theory and contemporary philosophy.
Note Includes index.
Contents HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; The situation; The definition; The word and the concept; Objections; On this book; 1 The Russian Anti-Communist Revolution (1985-99) and the French Revolution (1789-99); The Russian anti-communist revolution; The Russian anti-communist revolution and the French Revolution; Melancholia: Its definition and its sources; Conclusion; 2 What Does It Mean to Say "No"? Theories of Negativity; Introduction; Negativity in philosophy; Negativity and politics; Conclusion: Negativity and revolution; 3 Theories of Revolution.
Kant's theory of revolutionHölderlin on revolution: Leisure and reversal; Hegel on the French Revolution: Kings and cabbages; Marx's negative revolution; Sorel and Benjamin: Critique of pure negation; Hannah Arendt's On Revolution: The impasse of the passage; Badiou and the negativity of revolution; Conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Index.
Summary This thought-provoking work analyzes concrete political events and reinterprets key concepts in modern political science. Building on the works of Kant, Badiou, Adorno, Hegel, and more, it posits that the dynamics of revolution can be encapsulated in the concept of negation, since a revolution essentially negates ""what is"" by rejecting the power in place. The work argues that revolution is the true ground of Western democracy and that the proof of a true democracy is the activity of protest movements. It discusses how modern philosophy conceives political truth as revolutionary or eventful,
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Anti-communist movements -- Soviet Union -- History -- Philosophy.
Anti-communist movements.
Soviet Union.
History.
Philosophy.
Negativity (Philosophy)
Negativity (Philosophy)
Revolutions -- Philosophy.
Revolutions -- Philosophy.
World politics -- 1989-
World politics.
Chronological Term 1989-
Subject France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Philosophy.
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Russia (Federation)
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1991-
Subject Revolution (France : 1789-1799)
Chronological Term Since 1789
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Magun, Artemy. Negative Revolution : Modern Political Subject and its Fate After the Cold War. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2013 9781441147554
ISBN 1441129200 (electronic book)
9781441129208 (electronic book)
1441147551 (hardcover)
1441168087 (paperback)
9781441147554 (hardcover)
9781441168085 (paperback)
9781501301605 (electronic book)
1501301608
Standard No. 40022914562
40022969272
10.5040/9781501301605