Pyropolitics: Fire and the Political

by Michael Marder

From the books and heretics burnt on the pyres of the Inquisition to self-immolations at protest rallies, from the massive burning of oil on the global scale to inflammatory speech, from the imagery of revolutionary sparks ready to ignite the spirits of the oppressed to car bombings in the Middle East--fire proves to be an indispensable element of the political. To account for this elemental source of heat and light, Pyropolitics delineates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3838219724
• ISBN13: 9783838219721
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Ibidem Press
• Length: 280 Pages