Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence by Judith Butler (English)

Description: Precarious Life by Judith Butler Responding to the USs perpetual war, Butler explores how mourning could inspire solidarity. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In her most impassioned and personal book to date, Judith Butler responds in this profound appraisal of post-9/11 America to the current US policies to wage perpetual war, and calls for a deeper understanding of how mourning and violence might instead inspire solidarity and a quest for global justice. Author Biography Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Review Its clear that its author is still interested in stirring up trouble-academic, political and otherwise. * Bookforum *A book that shines with the splendor of engaged thought. * Brooklyn Rail *Here is a unique voice of courage and conceptual ambition that addresses public life from the perspective of psychic reality, encouraging us to acknowledge the solidarity and the suffering through which we emerge as subjects of freedom. -- Homi K. BhabhaJudith Butler is quite simply one of the most probing, challenging, and influential thinkers of our time. -- J.M. Bernstein Promotional Responding to the USs perpetual war, Butler explores how mourning could inspire solidarity. Review Quote "A book that shines with the splendor of engaged thought."-- Brooklyn Rail "Hers is a unique voice f courage and conceptual ambition that addresses public life from the perspective of psychic reality, encouraging us to acknowledge the solidarity and the suffering through which we emerge as subjects of freedom."--Homi K. Bhabha "If Precarious Life represents a departure from the subject of gender, its clear that its author is still interested in stirring up trouble--academic, political and otherwise."-- Bookforum "If we are interested in arresting cycles of violence to produce less violent outcomes, it is no doubt important to ask what, politically, might be made of grief besides a cry for war."--Judith Butler "One of Butlers most topical and accessible books."-- Womens Review of Books Promotional "Headline" Responding to the USs perpetual war, Butler explores how mourning could inspire solidarity. Details ISBN1788738616 Author Judith Butler Short Title Precarious Life Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1788738616 ISBN-13 9781788738613 Format Paperback Subtitle The Powers of Mourning and Violence UK Release Date 2020-10-13 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2020-10-13 Pages 192 Publisher Verso Books Publication Date 2020-10-13 Imprint Verso Books Replaces 9781844675449 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-11-30 DEWEY 303.6 Series Radical Thinkers We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129968988;

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