Politics, Volume 1 - False Necessity :Anti-Necessitarian Social Theory in the Service of Radical Democracy
Politics, Volume 1 - False Necessity :Anti-Necessitarian Social Theory in the Service of Radical Democracy
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17 November, 2004
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781859843314 |
| ISBN10 | 185984331X |
| Number Of Pages | 792 |
| Item Weight | 1088 g |
| Product Dimensions | 137 x 221 x 41 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Verso Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 2nd edition |
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[Unger] does not make moves in any game we know how to play ... [His] book may someday make possible a new national romance ... [It] will help the literate ... citizens of some country to see vistas where before they saw only dangers-see a hitherto undreamt-of national future ... -- Richard Rorty
A philosophical mind out of the Third World turning the tables, to become synoptist and seer of the First. -- Perry Anderson
Author's Bio
Roberto Mangabeira Unger is one of the leading philosophers and political thinkers in the world today. He is also active in Brazilian public life and has served twice as Brazil's Minister of Strategic Affairs, charged with developing initiatives that signal a direction for the country. Verso has published much of his work: in philosophy (The Religion of the Future), in social theory (False Necessity, Social Theory: Its Situation and Its Task, and Plasticity into Power), in political economy (The Knowledge Economy), and in legal theory (What Should Legal Analysis Become?).