Description
Product ID: | 9781781681541 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Radical Thinkers Set 08 |
Title: | Hegemony and Socialist Strategy |
Subtitle: | Towards a Radical Democratic Politics |
Authors: | Author: Chantal Mouffe, Ernesto Laclau |
Page Count: | 224 |
Subjects: | Social and political philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism |
Description: | Select Guide Rating With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings, this title remains as relevant as ever, positing a much-needed antidote against 'Third Way' attempts to overcome the antagonism between Left and Right. In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy remains as relevant as ever, positing a much-needed antidote against ‘Third Way’ attempts to overcome the antagonism between Left and Right. |
Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2014-01-07 |