The Self and the Political Order (Readings in Social and Political Theory) (Readings in Social & Political Theory) Strong, Tracy B.
Language: English
Published by NYU Press, 1991
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- Title
- The Self and the Political Order (Readings in Social and Political Theory) (Readings in Social & Political Theory) Strong, Tracy B.
- Author
- Strong, Tracy B.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Publication year
- 1991
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0814779255
- ISBN 13
- 9780814779255
- Item weight
- 15 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x1x8
From the immemorial humans have lived together in groups. What it means to be a human being has no other basis than the interactions that take place in these groups. Politics then is the shaping of the necessary fact of social interaction. This volume concerns itself with the role of the individual in this social and political order. Including selections from both classical writers such as Plato, and contemporary scholars such as George Kareb, Michael Sandel, and Donna Haraway, the work examines one of the most fundemental questions of human society: what part do individual desires and concerns play, and what part should they play, in political society? How can we negotiate the relation between individuals and society, between the will of one and the mandate of the multitude? Strong's lengthy introduction provides an excellent framework that serves to unify these semial writings.
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"[E]ngaging and provocative. [Aims] to stimulate the Left through an injection of new ideas. To the extent that these ideas challenge what some see as core Leftist convictions, some on the Left - those who are content to stay the course and await the coming revolution - will not welcome them. But those who see the Left at a critical crossroads, who believe that its recent political failures have amplified the need for the Left to reinvent and revitalize itself, will certainly find these ideas worth consideration... [Berube has] done valuable work in clearing the way for a more intellectually innovative and politically effective Left."-Marx & Philosophy,
"The most important book I have read in the past fiver years."-John McGowan,
"Berube links progressives' inability to control the conversation on national security during the Bush administration to cultural studies' failure to deliver on its promise of a vibrant New Left. And in the process, he also tries to imagine a newer and better one--a left that both knows what is worth fighting for and how to fight for it."
-"American Prospect",
"You'll rejoice that there's such an intelligent and even-minded critic of the left who takes his principles seriously enough to challenge those who threaten to destroy them from within."
-"Bookforum",
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