Critique of Political Reason (Paperback)

Regis Debray's major new work is an exploration of the foundations and limits of political discourse and action. Focusing, with his familiar verve and fluency, on the mechanism through which ideologies mobilize historical subjects, Debray argues that there is a common pattern in all great political or religious movements. Each possesses an apparatus that releases affective charges of belonging and closure; each is tended by bodies of functionaries who maintain its continuity and transmit its doctrines. The great mobilizing ideologies--Christianity, Islam, Marxism--deploy corps of priests, teachers, cadres. The real foundation of "political reason," for Debray, lies in the human need to participate in closed groups, denying or mitigating the harshness of the external world and the fact of death.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1983
First published:	May 1983
Authors:	Regis Debray
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-86091-763-2
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:	0-86091-763-0
Barcode:	9780860917632

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