Charles Hersch

Creating Democracy

Arendt and Bakhtin in Dialogue

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Produktbeschreibung

Creating Democracy brings into dialogue two important theorists of democracy: Hannah Arendt and Mikhail Bakhtin. This book makes a unique contribution to political theory, the possibility of freedom in modern society, and explores a vision of democracy that is sorely needed in a time threatened by authoritarianism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781032829289
• ISBN-10: 1032829281
• Artikelnr.: 71666231

Autorenporträt

Charles Hersch is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Cleveland State University. He is the author of three books: Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan (1997), Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans (2007), and Jews and Jazz: Improvising Ethnicity (2017), as well as numerous articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Self and Other 1. Plurality and
Individuality: Arendt on Self and Other 2. "A World of Others' Words":
Bakhtin on Self and Other Part 2: The Human World 3. Discovered and
Created: "The World" in Arendt's Thought 4. "The Threshold, the Door, and
the Stairway": "The World" in Bakhtin's Thought Part 3: Conclusion 5.
Non-Metaphysical Foundationalism: Arendt, Bakhtin, and Political Theory.