Ferit Güven

Decolonizing Democracy

Intersections of Philosophy and Postcolonial Theory

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes the concept of democracy and its practical application in the twenty-first century from a philosophical and postcolonial perspective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9780739199572
• ISBN-10: 0739199579
• Artikelnr.: 42458314

Autorenporträt

Ferit Güven is Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Genealogy of Democracy: From Plato to Schmitt Chapter 2:
Foucault, Bio-disciplinary power and "Cogitological Power" Chapter 3:
Democracy and Specters of Post/Neo Colonialism Chapter 4: Hunger Strikers,
Suicide Bombers & All the other Evil Terrorists Chapter 5: Derrida and
Democracy-to-come