The Edinburgh Companion to Poststructuralism (Hardcover, New)

Your one-stop guide to poststructuralism: where it came from, what it's achieved and where it's going. Written by experts in their field, this important reference volume surveys the challenges and provocations raised by the major voices of poststructuralism: Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Cixous, Lyotard, Guattari, Kristeva, Irigary, Barthes and Baudrillard. Thematically organised and clearly written, it will guide students in philosophy, literature, art, geography, politics, sociology, law, film and cultural studies around the nature and contemporary relevance of poststructuralism. It explores the emergence of poststructuralism, from its origins in Marxism and structuralism to its global academic impact. It includes chapters that are arranged by theme and topic, showing which ideas captivated poststructuralist thinkers. It looks at the criticisms of poststructuralism. It investigates the new trends and recent debates within and around poststructuralism.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	December 2013
Editors:	Benoit Dillet • Iain Mackenzie • Robert Porter
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	560
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7486-4122-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Postmodernism > Structuralism, deconstruction, post-structuralism Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	0-7486-4122-X
Barcode:	9780748641222

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