Ranciere, Jacques

Uncertain Times

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ISBN 13:
9781509558681
author:
Ranciere, Jacques
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Polity Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2024
Pages:
200
Dimensions:
21.3 x 13.7 x 1.5 centimetres (0
Genre:
Nonfiction
Condition:
New
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£17.69

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Jacques Rancière's Uncertain Times offers a provocative critique of the globalized capitalist consensus. Thirty years after the supposed triumph of democracy, Rancière argues that the era touted as new has turned out to be remarkably similar to the old order. The nature of this consensus is not the peace it promised, but rather a map of territory on which new forms of warfare are being waged. Rancière examines how absolutized and globalized capitalism has produced ever more inequality, exclusion, and hate. He also praises the dynamism of social movements that affirm the power of the assembly of equals and its capacity for worldmaking. Through his analysis, Rancière sheds light on the current state-sanctioned racism and the role of an intelligentsia claiming to be left-wing in exploiting disenchanted progressive traditions.

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