Democracy and the Political Unconscious

by Noëlle McAfee

Political philosopher No lle McAfee proposes a powerful new political theory for our post-9/11 world, in which an old pathology-the repetition compulsion-has manifested itself in a seemingly endless war on terror. McAfee argues that the quintessentially human desire to participate in a world with others is the key to understanding the public sphere and to creating a more democratic society, a world that all members can have a hand in shaping. But...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231138806
• ISBN13: 9780231138802
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher