Negative Revolution: Modern Political Subject and Its Fate After the Cold War

by Artemy Magun

Book Overview

This thought-provoking work analyzes concrete political events and reinterprets key concepts in modern political science. Building on the works of Kant, Badiou, Adorno, Hegel, and more, it posits that the dynamics of revolution can be encapsulated in the concept of negation, since a revolution essentially negates "what is" by rejecting the power in place.

The work argues that revolution is the true ground of Western democracy and that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441168087
• ISBN13: 9781441168085
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"