Political concepts : a critical lexicon

Ophir, Adi. (Added Author). Stoler, Ann Laura. (Added Author). Gourgouris, Stathis, 1958- (Added Author). Anidjar, Gil. (Added Author). Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. (Added Author). Balibar, Étienne, 1942- (Added Author). Copjec, Joan. (Added Author). Lezra, Jacques, 1960- (Added Author). Kalyvas, Andreas, 1967- (Added Author). Bernstein, J. M. (Added Author).

Summary: Essays by major contemporary figures in political philosophy, anthropology, and cultural studies presenting an original reflection on the question what is a particular concept (classic concepts in politics as well as newly politicized concepts) and asking what sort of work a rethinking of that concept can do for us now.

Record details

ISBN: 0823276716
ISBN: 9780823276714
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 269 pages)
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Publisher: New York : Fordham University Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-252) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The concepts collected in Political Concepts are "Arche" (Stathis Gourgouris), "Blood" (Gil Anidjar), "Colony" (Ann Laura Stoler), "Concept" (Adi Ophir), "Constituent Power" (Andreas Kalyvas), "Development" (Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak), "Exploitation" (Étienne Balibar), "Federation" (Jean L. Cohen), "Identity" (Akeel Bilgrami), "Rule of Law" (J.M. Bernstein), "Sexual Difference" (Joan Copjec), and "Translation" (Jacques Lezra).
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.