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The political thought of Jacques Rancière : creating equality /

"Examines the political perspective of French thinker and historian Jacques Rancière. Rancière argues that a democratic politics is one that emerges out of people's acting under the presupposition of their own equality with those better situated in the social hierarchy. Todd May examines a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: May, Todd, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Rancière, Jacques > Political and social views.
Political science > Philosophy.
Democracy > Philosophy.
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Summary:"Examines the political perspective of French thinker and historian Jacques Rancière. Rancière argues that a democratic politics is one that emerges out of people's acting under the presupposition of their own equality with those better situated in the social hierarchy. Todd May examines and extends this presupposition"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:196 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-194) and index.
ISBN:9780271034492
0271034491
9780271034508 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271034505 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780748635320 (hbk.)
0748635327 (hbk.)
0748635866 (pbk.)
9780748635863 (pbk.)