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What Is To Be Done?: A Dialogue on Communism, Capitalism, and the Future of

Description: The fall of the Berlin wall was seen by many as the final triumph of liberal democracy over communism. But now, in the wake of the great financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, things look a little different. New questions are arising about capitalism and democracy, new social movements are challenging established institutions and new political possibilities are emerging. Is democracy an inevitable hostage of capitalism, or can it reinvent itself to meet the challenge of globalization? In an exclusive, previously unpublished dialogue, Alain Badiou, a key figure of the radical left and a leading advocate of the communist idea, and Marcel Gauchet, a major exponent of anti-totalitarianism and a champion of liberal democracy, confront one another. Together, they take stock of history, interrogate one another's views and defend their respective projects: on the one side, the revival of "the communist hypothesis," and on the other, the radical reform of a contested democratic model. Alain Badiou is a writer, philosopher and an Emeritus Professor at the École normale supérieure, Paris. Marcel Gauchet is an historian, philosopher and Director of Studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. * Foreword: The Future of an Alternative, by Martin Duru and * Martin Legros * 1. The encounter with communism * 2. From Marx to Lenin * 3. Totalitarianism * 4. The return of the communist hypothesis? * 5. What is the meaning of the crisis? * 6. The end of imperial logic, or the continuation? * 7. The deconstruction of capitalism * 8. Why we're not finished with politics * Conclusion: In search of a lost deal? * Appendix

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EAN: 9781509501717

UPC: 9781509501717

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Format: Paperback, 160 pages

Author: Marcel Gauchet

Book Title: What Is To Be Done?: A Dialogue on Communism, Capi

Item Height: 1.5 cm

Item Length: 21.6 cm

Item Weight: 0.24 kg

Item Width: 13.7 cm

Language: Eng

Publisher: Polity Press

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