Revolt, Revolution, Critique: The Paradox of Society

by Bülent Diken and Bulent Diken

Book Overview

In contemporary society the idea of 'revolution' seems to have become obsolete. What is more untimely than the idea of revolution today? At the same time, however, the idea of radical change no longer refers to exceptional circumstances but has become normalized as part of daily life. Ours is a 'culture' of permanent revolution in which constant systemic disembedding demands a meta-stable subjectivity in continuous transformation. In this sense,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415495458
• ISBN13: 9780415495455
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"