Unfinished Projects - Decolonization and the Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre (Paperback)

In this major new reading of Sartre s life and work, Paige Arthur traces the relationship between the philosopher s decades-long commitment to decolonization and his intellectual positions. Where other commentators have focused on the tensions between Sartre s Marxism and his account of existential freedom, usually to denigrate one in favor of the other, Arthur shows how Sartre s political engagement with global liberation movements and his philosophical framework developed alongside one another. Closely following the postwar movements for decolonization, and then supporting the war of independence in Algeria, Sartre proposed an influential and uncompromising view of imperialism. Analyzing the Western attitude to the subhuman colonial subject, he offered an account of the social constraints that applied to both ruler and ruled, and came to argue that political violence on both sides was a systematic consequence of the colonial order. Arthur s rich and nuanced book locates Sartre within the political discussions of his time, whilst also looking forward to contemporary debates about new forms of imperialism and resistance.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	March 2010
Authors:	Paige Arthur
Introduction by:	Ian Hacking
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Unsewn / adhesive bound
Pages:	233
ISBN-13:	978-1-84467-399-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy 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 Promotions
LSN:	1-84467-399-5
Barcode:	9781844673995

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