
The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy.
Title:
The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy.
Author:
Purcell, Mark.
ISBN:
9781118295656
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (162 pages)
Series:
Antipode Book Series
Contents:
Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- 1 What Is to Be Done? -- The Current Context -- A Methodology of Thought and Practice: Transduction -- Plan of the Book -- 2 What Democracy Means -- A Social Order of Many Souls -- Democratic Desires -- Conclusion -- 3 Becoming Democratic -- Perpetual Struggle -- Conclusion -- 4 Becoming Active -- Popular Activation -- David Foster Wallace -- So Then, How? -- Coda -- 5 Revolutionary Connections -- The Ornithology of Collective Action -- Gramsci: Beyond Welding -- Laclau and Mouffe: Equivalence -- Deleuze and Guattari: Relentless Connection -- Conclusion -- 6 Conclusion -- Objections -- Transduction -- The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
Arguing that the hegemony of the neoliberal/capitalist nexus must be challenged if we are to address the proliferating challenges facing our world, this inspiring book explains how democracy can revive the political fortunes of the left. Explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011, drawing profound connections between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context Features in-depth analysis of key political theorists such as Gramsci; Lefebvre; Rancière; Deleuze and Guattari; and Hardt and Negri Advocates the reframing of democracy as a personal and collective struggle to discover the best in ourselves and others Includes empirical analysis of recent instances of collective action.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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