The Politics of Nihilism - From the Nineteenth Century to Contemporary Israel (Hardcover)

Contemporary politics is faced, on the one hand, with political stagnation and lack of a progressive vision on the side of formal, institutional politics, and, on the other, with various social movements that venture to challenge modern understandings of representation, participation, and democracy. Interestingly, both institutional and anti-institutional sides of this antagonism tend to accuse each other of "nihilism," namely, of mere oppositional destructiveness and failure to offer a constructive, positive alternative to the status quo. Nihilism seems, then, all engulfing.In order to better understand this political situation and ourselves within it, "The Politics of Nihilism" proposes a thorough theoretical examination of the concept of nihilism and its historical development followed by critical studies of Israeli politics and culture. The authors show that, rather than a mark of mutual opposition and despair, nihilism is a fruitful category for tracing and exploring the limits of political critique, rendering them less rigid and opening up a space of potentiality for thought, action, and creation.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	September 2014
Editors:	Nitzan Lebovic • Roy Ben-Shai
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-62356-256-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	1-62356-256-2
Barcode:	9781623562564

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