Free eBooks The Politics Of Nihilism: From The Nineteenth Century To Contemporary Israel (Political Theory And Contemporary Philosophy) Available To Downloads
Contemporary politics is faced, on the one hand, with political stagnation and lack of a progressive vision on the side of formal, institutional politics, and, on the other, with various social movements that venture to challenge modern understandings of representation, participation,and democracy. Interestingly, both institutional and anti-institutional sides of this antagonism tend to accuse each other of "nihilism", namely, of mere oppositional destructiveness and failure to offer a constructive, positive alternative to the status quo. Nihilism seems, then, all engulfing.In order to better understand this political situation and ourselves within it,The Politics of Nihilism proposes a thorough theoretical examination of the concept of nihilism and its historical development followed by critical studies of Israeli politics and culture. The authors show that, rather than a mark of mutual opposition and despair, nihilism is a fruitful category for tracing and exploring the limits of political critique, rendering them less rigid and opening up a space of potentiality for thought, action, and creation.
Series: Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy
Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic (September 25, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1623561485
ISBN-13: 978-1623561482
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item
Best Sellers Rank: #518,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #22 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Movements > Utilitarianism #765 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Elections & Political Process > General #1006 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > International & World Politics > Middle Eastern
The Politics of Nihilism: From the Nineteenth Century to Contemporary Israel (Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy) Israel Betrayed: How the Democrats, J Street, and the Jewish Left have Undermined Israel and why a President Hillary Clinton would be Disastrous for Israel The End of Modernity: Nihilism and Hermeneutics in Postmodern Culture (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society) Eighteenth-Century Utopian Fiction (Studies In Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Literature Series) Everyday Life and Politics in Nineteenth Century Mexico : Men, Women, and War Embroideries & Patterns from 19th Century Vienna (Embroideries & patterns from nineteenth century Vienna from the Nowotny collection) Paraguayan War: Armies of the Nineteenth Century:The Americas (Armies of the 19th Century: The Americas) Contentious Republicans: Popular Politics, Race, and Class in Nineteenth-Century Colombia The Foods of Israel Today: More than 300 Recipes--and Memories--Reflecting Israel's Past and Present Through Its Many Cuisines Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility -- Iran, Israel, and U.S. Foreign Policy (Iran, Israel and U.S. Foreign Policy Book 39) Transatlantic Travels in Nineteenth-Century Latin America: European Women Pilgrims (Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature and Theory) The End of Comparative Philosophy and the Task of Comparative Thinking: Heidegger, Derrida, and Daoism (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) ... Chinese Philosophy and Culture (Paperback)) Human Experience: Philosophy, Neurosis, and the Elements of Everyday Life (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy) Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies: A Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Boxing, Kicking, Grappling, and Fencing with the Cane and Quarterstaff Mexico's Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century Virtuosity of the Nineteenth Century: Performing Music and Language in Heine, Liszt, and Baudelaire Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America (Race and American Culture) Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States (Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics) English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century: A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Pantaloons and Power: A Nineteenth-Century Dress Reform in the United States
