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The Politics of Postanarchism by Saul Newman

The Politics of Postanarchism

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Saul Newman

Edinburgh University Press · Print & ebook · September 28, 2011

What is the relevance of anarchism for politics and political theory today?

Political PhilosophyAnarchismCritical Theory
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Saul Newman uses postanarchism to reconsider anarchism and contemporary questions of radical political thought.
Genres
Anarchism, Political Philosophy, Critical Theory
Published
Edinburgh University Press, September 28, 2011

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About this book

What is the relevance of anarchism for politics and political theory today? While many have in the past dismissed anarchism, the author contends that anarchism's heretical critique of authority, and its insistence on full equality and liberty, places it at the forefront of the radical political imagination today.

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With the unprecedented expansion of state power in the name of security, the current 'crisis of capitalism', and the terminal decline of Marxist and social democratic projects, it is time to reconsider anarchism as a form of politics. This book seeks to renew anarchist thought through the concept of postanarchism.This innovative theoretical approach, drawing upon classical anarchist theory, poststructuralism, post-Marxism, critical theory and psychoanalytic approaches, allows for a new engagement with contemporary debates about future directions in radical politics relating to political subjectivity and identity, political organisation, the State, globalisation, liberty and equality today, and the political 'event'.

Postanarchist Thought

Saul Newman uses postanarchism to reconsider anarchism and contemporary questions of radical political thought.

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  • A renewed account of anarchist thought through postanarchism
  • Debates on political identity, organisation, the State, and globalisation

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  • Engagement with classical anarchist theory and poststructuralism
  • Discussion of liberty, equality, and the political event

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Anarchism100%
Political Philosophy58%
Critical Theory41%

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  • Politics & Government
  • Communism & Socialism
  • Political History & Ideas
Authors
Saul Newman
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Published
September 28, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Politics & Government