{"product_id":"for-a-politics-of-the-common-good-hardback-9781509535040","title":"For a Politics of the Common Good (Hardback) 9781509535040","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFor a Politics of the Common Good\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlain Badiou (Author), Peter Engelmann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509535040, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.3 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.249 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Badiou's powerful exposition of the unfinished project of revolutionary Marxism makes a compelling case for the universality of communist politics. Elaborated with respect to pressing contemporary problems, his vision for a communist politics for us is inspiring, necessary, and – best of all – possible.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJodi Dean, Hobart and William Smith Colleges\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“[a] lively and engaging discussion.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarx \u0026amp; Philosophy Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume of conversations between Alain Badiou and Peter Engelmann focuses on the concrete political situation in the world of today. Here the validity and applicability of Badiou’s ideas are tested in relation to the great social and political problems of our time, including terrorism, migration, the surge in support for nationalist and populist parties and the growing gap between rich and poor. Badiou argues that in the age of today’s globalized capitalism, with its division of labour on a global scale and the worldwide interconnection of information through the Internet, there are no longer any national solutions. Because nations and states lose meaning in favour of transnational corporations in globalized capitalism, resistance to capitalism must by definition be global too. Only a politics that defines itself as a politics for all and does not act in the interests of one particular group – whether a nation, religion or community of shared values – can lead the world out of the current crisis of globalized capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword by Peter Engelmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Conversation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Situation of the Left Today and the Necessity of an Alternative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Democratic Discourse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommunism as Modern Politics?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Conversation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe New Imperialism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitics of Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Principle of the Common Good, or: Beyond the Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: On Trump\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441795789080,"sku":"9781509535040","price":31.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509535040.jpg?v=1785025851","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/for-a-politics-of-the-common-good-hardback-9781509535040","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}