Polemicization: The Contingency of the Commonplace (Taking on the Political) - Softcover

Valentine, Jeremy; Arditi, Benjamin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748610642 ISBN 13: 9780748610648

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 1999

Synopsis

At the cutting edge of political theory, this first volume in the Taking on the Political Series reflects the conceptual foundations of the series, opening up space to the political by engaging in and redefining polemics. In recognition of the collapse of the traditional belief in strong foundations for the political domain and the ungrounding of politics generally, the authors introduce and map the concept of afoundationalism while tackling such themes as social structure, ethical argumentation and political organization. Provocative and engaging, this book will change ways of thinking about and approaching political theory both in teaching and research.

About this title

About the Author:

Benjamin Arditi is Reasearch Fellow at the Instituto Mora, Mexico City.

Jeremy Valentine is Research Associate at the Institute for Cultural Research,Lancaster University.

Review:

"Timely and well conceived."

-Ernesto Laclau, University of Essex

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0748610642
• ISBN 13: 9780748610648
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176