Intellectuals and (Counter-) Politics: Essays in Historical Realism

by Gavin Smith and Gavin A. Smith

Book Overview

Contemporary forms of capitalism and the state require close analytic attention to reveal the conditions of possibility for effective counter-politics. On the other hand the practice of collective politics needs to be studied through historical ethnography if we are to understand what might make people's actions effective. This book suggests a research agenda designed to maximize the political leverage of ordinary people faced with ever more remote...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178238300X
• ISBN13: 9781782383000
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"