Althusser: A Critical Reader (Blackwell Critical Reader) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 063118807X ISBN 13: 9780631188070

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1994

Synopsis

This book situates Althusser and his texts within the wider histories and cultures to which they belong, drawing in contributors from a wide range of cultures and countries.

About this title

About the Author

Gregory Elliott is the author of Althusser: The Detour of Theory (1987) and is currently writing an intellectual biography of Althusser (Blackwell 1995).

From the Back Cover

Philosopher-general of the generation of May 1968, Louis Althusser was one of the most complex - and certainly the most controversial intellectuals - to emerge from Paris in the 1960s. His work remains a vital element in the still shifting map of contemporary philosophical and cultural critique.

This volume, following the English-language publication of Althusser's autobiography, The Future Lasts a Long Time, assesses the enduring importance and influence of "Althusserianism", both in relation to, and far beyond, the controversies of his political career and the traumatic events of his personal biography.

This book situates Althusser and his texts within the wider histories and cultures to which they belong, drawing on contributors from a wide range of backgrounds and geographical locations. Contributors include E. J. Hobsbawn Pierre Vilar, Paul Ricoeur, Axel Honneth, Peter Dews, David Macey, Francis Mulhern and Gregory Elliott.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 063118807X
• ISBN 13: 9780631188070
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Gregory Elliott