Social and political philosophy Books

Book SynopsisMachiavelli's Legacy situates Machiavelli and The Prince at the birth of modernity. Editor Timothy Fuller has gathered essays by contributors with diverse viewpoints, each elucidating different features of Machiavelli's thinking, resulting in a book that is, in effect, a spirited conversation about Machiavelli's legacy.Trade Review"Machiavelli's Legacy, an outstanding collection of essays by distinguished scholars of differing specialties and approaches, plumbs the depths of a wide range of issues that continue to perplex us about the wily Florentine: his stance toward the classical and Christian traditions, his Italian patriotism, his teaching about evil, his concepts of the state, reason, and fortune, and his relation to the American founding, international relations, and modernity generally. It will stimulate and enlighten both lifelong Machiavelli scholars and students encountering The Prince for the first time." * Nathan Tarcov, University of Chicago *"This collection of essays by some of the most renowned Machiavelli scholars of our time will be of interest and importance not merely to scholars but to graduate and undergraduate students who seek a deeper understanding of Machiavelli's thought and his importance for modernity." * Michael Allen Gillespie, Duke University *"Timothy Fuller has done a considerable service in orchestrating such a broad, balanced conversation about Machiavelli as a philosopher, and thus as teacher of both rulers and thinkers. This volume is a remarkable gift." * Paul Carrese, U.S. Air Force Academy *"A genuinely illuminating collection of essays that brings out Machiavelli's profound and multifaceted impact on modern political life and self-understanding. Written from a variety of interpretive standpoints, the essays take up and provide fresh perspectives on many of the classic debates that have swirled around this most controversial of modern political philosophers." * Paul Franco, Bowdoin College *

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Book SynopsisIn Arendt's Judgment: Freedom, Responsibility, Citizenship, Jonathan Peter Schwartz claims that Arendt's theory of political judgment formed the core of her political thought, and that understanding it correctly makes it possible to grasp the systematic thread that runs through her diverse body of work.Trade Review"Hannah Arendt died before she could complete the final section of her magnum opus, The Life of the Mind, titled "Judging." Jonathan Peter Schwartz contends that Arendt's theory of judgment, implicit throughout much of her mature career, serves as a key to understanding how she reconciled the tasks of thinking and practice. Even in our golden age of Arendt studies, Schwartz offers a compelling full-scale rethinking of this great philosopher's work." * Samuel Moyn, Harvard University *"This is a very well-written and interpretively ambitious book. Jonathan Peter Schwartz is the first to make Arendt's reflections on the theme of judgment the subject of a full-length book, and he does justice to the breadth and depth of her theorizing." * Ronald Beiner, University of Toronto *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction. In Pursuit of Authentic Political Philosophy Chapter 1. Action, Politics, Genealogy Chapter 2. Arendt's Politics of Founding Chapter 3. Philosophy and the Tradition of Political Thought Chapter 4. The Origins of Necessity in Human Affairs Chapter 5. Arendt's Theory of Judgment Conclusion. Only the Citizen's Judgment Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisExamining the writings of twentieth-century thinkers such as Raymond Aron, Isaiah Berlin, Norberto Bobbio, Michael Oakeshott, and Adam Michnik, Faces of Moderation argues that moderation remains crucial for today's encounters with new forms of extremism.Trade Review"Superb and timely." * Peter Wehner, New York Times *"I've been inspired by Aurelian Craiutu's great book Faces of Moderation." * David Brooks, New York Times *"[Craiutu] has written a work that challenges readers to consider the complexity of moderation, raising interesting questions about its effects and contexts, and has thereby enriched the discussion. In the spirit of the moderates, may the conversation continue so this virtue and others are better appreciated." * Society *"Stimulating and learned, Faces of Moderation displays the virtue of moderation in the very act of highlighting exemplary cases of the virtue in action from throughout the twentieth-century, granting readers a grounded understanding of its uses and limits. Aurelian Craiutu's conclusion, with its call for moderation in a hyperpartisan age, is intellectually moving and lyrically written." * Samuel Moyn, Yale University *"Aurelian Craiutu is devoted to rehabilitating what he believes to be, correctly in my view, the forgotten virtue of moderation. He demonstrates a considerable mastery of the topic and his knowledge of the central figures is impeccable." * Steven Smith, Yale University *Table of ContentsPrologue. In Search of an Elusive Virtue Chapter 1. The Ethos of Moderation Chapter 2. The Lucidity of Moderation: Raymond Aron as a "Committed Observer" Chapter 3. Moderation as an Antidote to Monism: Isaiah Berlin's Cold War Liberalism Chapter 4. Meekness as a Face of Moderation: Norberto Bobbio's Politics of Dialogue Chapter 5. Moderation and Trimming: Michael Oakeshott's Politics of Skepticism Chapter 6. Radical Moderation and the Search for Moral Clarity: Adam Michnik's Lesson Epilogue. Beyond the Golden Mean Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisRedefining the Muslim Community demonstrates how Alfarabi's judicious combination of cultural pluralism, religious flexibility, and political prudence could provide a blueprint for reducing communal strife in a region that continues to be plagued by it today.Trade Review"Alexander Orwin combines extraordinary linguistic skills with a finely tuned knowledge of political philosophy which he uses to cast new light on Alfarabi's concept of Umma, and to reveal and explore the core of his teaching." * Joshua Parens, University of Dallas *"This is an ambitious book. Alexander Orwin transforms Alfarabi's abstract works into rich and evocative characterizations of the dilemmas posed by the social, ethnic, and political forces of his time." * Miriam Galston, author of Politics and Excellence: The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi *

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Book SynopsisAlthough Karl Marx and Soren Kierkegaard are both major figures in nineteenth-century Western thought, they are rarely considered in the same conversation. Marx is the great radical economic theorist, the prophet of communist revolution who famously claimed religion was the opiate of the masses. Kierkegaard is the renowned defender of Christian piety, a forerunner of existentialism, and a critic of mass politics who challenged us to become the single individual. But by drawing out important themes bequeathed them by their shared predecessor G. W. F. Hegel, Jamie Aroosi shows how they were engaged in parallel projects of making sense of the modern, dialectical self, as it realizes itself through a process of social, economic, political, and religious emancipation. In The Dialectical Self, Aroosi illustrates that what is traditionally viewed as opposition is actually a complementary one-sidedness, born of the fact that Marx and Kierkegaard differently imagined the impediments to the seTrade Review"Jamie Aroosi's new book is an original and refreshing contribution to the study of Søren Kierkegaard and KarlMarx . . . Carefully argued-and skillfully written-it provides a much-needed boost to contemporary scholarship, showing how and why we must read Kierkegaard and Marx as part of the modern quest for democracy and self-determination." * Perspectives on Politics *"Jamie Aroosi has a nuanced appreciation for the complexities of the reception of Kierkegaard and Marx in the twentieth century. In a new, refreshing, and useful comparison, The Dialectical Self shows how these two thinkers have much more in common than one might immediately imagine. It deserves our careful attention." * Jon Stewart, Slovak Academy of Sciences *Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Dialectical Self PART I. BONDAGE Chapter 1. Selfhood Chapter 2. Deception PART II. EMANCIPATION Chapter 3. Communication Chapter 4. Law Chapter 5. Faith PART III. FREEDOM Chapter 6. Subjectivity Chapter 7. History Chapter 8. Democracy PART IV. PRAXIS Chapter 9. Religion Chapter 10. Politics Conclusion. Love and Revolution Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Between Utopia and Relaism engages the entirety of Shklar's nearly four decades of academic writing . . . It is an excellent study of the full array of her interests and of how the theoretical frameworks she developed can be deployed to further our own theorizing on a wide range of the Twenty-First Century's most pressing concerns." * Contemporary Political Theory *"Editors Samantha Ashenden and Andreas Hess are ideally suited to producing this outstanding collection on such a wide-ranging thinker as Judith Shklar. The essays, authored by an impressive roster of scholars, reflect Shklar's capacious range, spanning political and legal theory, history, and international relations." * William Outhwaite, Newcastle University *"Between Utopia and Realism provides fresh insight into Judith Shklar's enduring relevance for various fields-from political thought to legal theory to human rights. It is an instant classic that will reshape the reception of Shklar in history, politics, philosophy, and literature for years to come." * Eileen M. Hunt, University of Notre Dame *

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, the field of cognitive psychology has begun to explore the rootedness of rational thinking in subrational inspiration, insight, or instinct—a kind of prediscursive hunch that leaps ahead and guides rational thought before the reasoning human being is even aware of it. In The Music of Reason, Michael Davis shows that this musical quality of thinking is something that leading philosophers have long been aware of and explored with great depth and subtlety. Focusing on the work of three thinkers traditionally viewed as among the most poetic of philosophers—Rousseau, Nietzsche, and Plato—Davis reveals the complex and profound ways in which they each plumbed the depths of reason''s prerational foundations.Davis first examines Rousseau''s Essay on the Origins of Languages: Where Something Is Said About Melody and Musical Imitation and Nietzsche''s The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music to demonstrate that revealing the Trade Review"[A] rigorous and delightful work. Every page resounds with enthusing insights and startling puzzles, to which the author's humor adds both color and depth." * Polis *"Davis offers insightful readings of these philosophers’ views on the music of reason. Those readings expand our understandings of Rousseau, Nietzsche, and Plato by elucidating their less familiar writings. They also recast the role of reason in politics by revealing its deeper, elusive foundations in musical experience." * Perspectives on Politics *"Davis seeks to illuminat[e] the ways in which the rational aspects of human nature (e.g., language, science, and philosophy) depend on the nonrational or musical (e.g., melody, art, and poetry)...The Music of Reason is a wonderful book, overflowing with insights and inspiration, which must be read to be fully appreciated. " * Interpretation *"Davis is an established scholar who has developed a distinctive voice. Unlike many professional philosophers, Davis does not write into or about controversies in the scholarly literature. He writes for a broader, wider audience of readers concerned about the character of learning, reason, human communication, and living well . . . As in The Music of Reason, however, Davis roots in argument in a careful analysis of a particular text or texts. He is truly an original thinker whose writings deserve more attention than they have yet received." * The Montreal Review *"The Music of Reason is beautifully written and lucidly argued. Michael Davis is truly an original thinker who leads readers to understand what philosophy is, not by merely describing it or its results but by inviting them to engage in it along with him." * Catherine Zuckert, University of Notre Dame *"In The Music of Reason, Michael Davis offers a set of closely related essays that uncover philosophic themes linking apparently very disparate authors. Employing great learning, careful and subtle exegesis, and intuitive insight, he shows not only that Rousseau, Nietzsche, and Plato illuminate the subject of music but also that they are masters in the practice of the musical-poetic presentation of philosophy." * Richard Velkley, Tulane University *

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Book SynopsisAn intellectual biography of the renowned and influential observer of the era of tyranniesElie Halevy (1870-1937) was one of the most respected and influential intellectuals of the French Third Republic. In this densely contextualized biography, K. Steven Vincent describes how Halevy, best remembered as the historian of British Utilitarianism and nineteenth-century English history, was also a persistent, acute, and increasingly anxious observer of society in a period defined by industrialization and imperialism and by what Halevy famously called the era of tyrannies.Vincent distinguishes three broad phases in the development of Halevy's thought. In the first, Halevy brought his version of neo-Kantianism to debates with sociologists and philosophers and to his study of English Utilitarianism. He forged ties with Xavier Leon, Leon Brunschvicg, and Alain (Emile-Auguste Chartier), life-long intellectual interlocutors. Together they founded the Revue de metaphysique et de morale, a continuiTrade Review"[An] outstanding achievement...[Vincent's book] will now be a key point of departure for anyone who wants to understand the intellectual culture of French liberalism in the Third Republic and, indeed, for anyone in search of the roots of the liberal revival initiated by Halévy’s friend and disciple Raymond Aron." * Journal of Modern History *"Incorporating cutting-edge scholarship to produce sophisticated and balanced analytical summaries of Élie Halévy's work, K. Steven Vincent has written a masterful intellectual biography that should appeal to historians, political theorists, and philosophers alike." * Helena Rosenblatt, Graduate Center-CUNY *"K. Steven Vincent excels at intellectual biography and, in this latest book, deploys all available sources to get at the roots and substance of Élie Halévy's thinking. The result is a deftly organized, lucidly written, comprehensive, and meticulous exposition of Halévy's considerable and varied opus that successfully captures his complexity and depth." * Susan Ashley, Colorado College *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Neo-Kantianism and British Radicalism Chapter 1. The Early Years Chapter 2. Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale Chapter 3. British Utilitarianism (1896-1904) Part II. French Politics, European Socialism, and British History Chapter 4. The Dreyfus Affair (1897-1901) Chapter 5. L'École Libre des Sciences Politiques and Socialism (1902-1914) Chapter 6. British Affairs: Empire, Methodism, and English Socialists (1905-1914) Part III. World War I and the State of Europe in the Era of Tyrannies Chapter 7. World War I (1914-1918) Chapter 8. Post War (1918-1924) Chapter 9. "The World Crisis" Reconsidered (1924-1932) Chapter 10. The Era of Tyrannies (1932-1937) Conclusion Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisImmanuel Kant (1724-1804) transformed the philosophical, cultural, and religious landscape of modern Europe. Emphasizing the priority of practical reason and moral autonomy, Kant's radically original account of human subjectivity announced new ethical imperatives and engendered new political hopes. This collection of essays investigates the centrality of progress to Kant's philosophical project and the contested legacy of Kant's faith in reason's capacity to advance not only our scientific comprehension and technological prowess, but also our moral, political, and religious lives. Accordingly, the first half of the volume explores the many facets of Kant's thinking about progress, while the remaining essays each focus on one or two thinkers who play a crucial role in post-Kantian German philosophy: J. G. Herder (1744-1803), J. G. Fichte (1762-1814), G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), and Martin HeidegTrade ReviewThis excellent volume offers a comprehensive examination of Kant’s writings on historical progress, as well as insightful commentaries on his work’s afterlife...[T]his is an unquestionably valuable collection for understanding the ins and outs of Kant’s approach to progress, as well as the residue of his thought in subsequent philosophy. More can and should be written on the subject; this volume provides an important foundation for any subsequent inquiry. * Perspectives on Politics *From Immanuel Kant through Walter Benjamin, philosophy of history was a vital way of grappling with the question 'what may I hope?' This incisive volume of essays is both a splendid guide for exploring these enduringly important discussions and a timely call to investigate them anew. * Isaac Nahkimovsky, Yale University *Paul T. Wilford and Samuel A. Stoner have put together an outstanding collection of essays by top-notch philosophers on the topic of progress in world history. Although Kant's philosophy of history is the center of attention, nearly half of the essays consider the treatment of progress by figures such as Fichte, Hegel, and Kierkegaard. * Sally Sedgwick, Boston University *Kant was not an optimist, exactly, but he did think that there are rational grounds for hope regarding the long-term ethical and political progress of our species. This expertly curated volume provides a critical examination of Kant's own account, as well as of the various ways it was appropriated in the post-Kantian context. A highly recommended and accessible resource for anyone interested in politics, the philosophy of history, and the philosophy of religion. * Andrew Chignell, Princeton University *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Sebell has written a penetrating analysis...[and]sets out a clear thesis that he (successfully) seeks to defend: Socrates encouraged promising students to arrive at his considered judgments about morality, politics, and theological matters by jokingly educating other less promising students in their presence. In the process, Sebell also guides the reader to those considered judgments." * Review of Politics *"Dustin Sebell is a master of close reading and reasoning. His novel treatment of Book IV of the Memorabilia shows how the Socratic understanding of justice and civic life serves as the basis for both political and natural philosophy." * Christopher Nadon, Claremont McKenna College *"Extraordinary in its precision, rigor, and power of argument, Dustin Sebell's book makes the persuasive case that through the mists of the joking education of the ridiculous Euthydemus we can see the heart of a serious Socratic education." * Devin Stauffer, University of Texas at Austin *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[A] probing analysis of the foundations of liberal democracy. Through a close textual analysis of Spinoza’s Theologico-Political Treatise and Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, Herold provides a compelling account of the origin and trajectory of liberalism...[A]n essential read for anyone concerned with the crisis of liberalism. A proper understanding of the origin and future of liberalism requires an apprenticeship with Spinoza and Tocqueville. Herold’s book induces us to revive these great thinkers of the past and to enter into dialogue with them concerning the new and enduring problems of human existence. – * The Review of Politics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Spinoza's Liberal Theology Chapter 2. Spinoza's Democratic Republicanism Chapter 3. Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy, and the Enlightenment Project Chapter 4. Tocqueville's Political Science and the Democratic Soul Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[T]his book presents a necessary reminder of the many forms that fanaticism has taken throughout history and of its versatility today...Fanaticism represents a significant and timely contribution to a much sought-after balance between 'the fanatic and the zombie,' as Alain Finkielkraut aptly put it (The Defeat of the Mind, 1995). It also serves as a reminder that, as one of Dostoevsky’s characters quoted in Goldsmith’s book phrases it, 'The first [fire] is in people’s minds, not on the rooftops.'" * Perspectives on Politics *"[Goldsmith] follows in [the] tradition of treating emotions as a central quality of political analysis but incorporates a helpful methodology within intellectual history of tracing the evolution of concepts through their linguistic adaptations to historical condition. Those of us who are sympathetic to the idea that any subject is enriched by studying its origins and evolutions across cultures and historical periods will welcome Goldsmith’s book as an opportunity to dig deeper into the history of fanaticism." * Law & Liberty *"Goldsmith’s Fanaticism seeks to elucidate the elements of fanaticism, as distinguished from extremism, enthusiasm, and similar concepts. The heart ofthe book discusses Kant’s Critique of Judgment, Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France, and Dostoevsky’s Demons—works that help clarify fanaticism and oppose it…[A]n interesting, useful, and thoughtful study." * Choice *"All those concerned with the issues of the extreme in politics should find this work helpful, of real value." * Timothy Fuller, Colorado College *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Answering the Question: What Is Fanaticism? Chapter 2: Three Moments in the History of Fanaticism Chapter 3. Kant Between the Schwärmer and the Enthusiast Chapter 4. Edmund Burke’s Critique of the “Philosophical Fanatics” Behind the French Revolution Chapter 5. Dostoevsky’s Demons: Encountering Political Fanaticism Conclusion. Confronting Fanaticism and Its Partisans Notes References Index Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“A collection of intelligent, erudite essays that touch on many periods and themes in Western intellectual history. Will be stimulating to scholars working in the particular fields Olsen’s essays address, and to those interested in the broader relationship between medieval and modern ideas and in the development of Western historical thought.” —Adam Schwartz, author of The Third Spring: G.K. Chesterton, Graham Greene, Christopher Dawson, and David Jones (CUA Press)

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Book SynopsisIn his final collection of essays, Father Schall explores the life of faith across a dazzling array of subjects, from Martin Luther to bioethics. With his characteristic patience, brilliance, and careful tenacity, Father Schall interrogates profoundly what it means to try to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God in the city of Man.

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Book SynopsisAdding to the burgeoning fields of sport studies and body studies, these essays draw on the traditions of feminist theory, posthumanism, actor network theory, and new materialism to reposition the physical, moving body as crucial to the cultural, political, environmental, and economic systems that it constitutes and within which is constituted.Trade Review"Written by a veritable who’s who of the most visible, consistently provocative, and cutting-edge researchers and thinkers in the field, Sport, Physical Culture, and the Moving Body represents a field-shaping theoretical intervention that will enrich the sociological study of sport and has the potential to bring sport research and theory to broader scholarly audiences and attention." -- Douglas Hartmann * author of Midnight Basketball: Race, Sports, and Neoliberal Social Policy *NEW MATERIALISM AND THE ACTIVE BODY – EP 14 interview with Drs. Joshua Newman, Holly Thorpe, and David Andrews * Somatic Podcast *"Although sport and its accoutrements are the focus of all the authors, the primary purpose of the anthology is actually engagement with the theories in order to better understand sport. This anthology may introduce readers to a variety of theorists and approaches, but it is not an introductory work on sport theory. For serious sport theorists, though, it is a smorgasbord. Highly recommended." * Choice *"The editors assembled an impressive pool of scholars who are noted experts in sport fields of cultural, gender, and political studies.... [The book is] timely as it appears at a stage when the quantification of the black body through testing and measurement in the field of sport science has reappeared." * Journal of Sport History *Table of ContentsCover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Introduction: Sport, Physical Culture, and New Materialisms Part I: Body Ontologies Chapter 1. Contextualizing the Material, Moving Body Chapter 2. Objectified Bodies and Instrumental Movement: What Might Merleau-Ponty Say about Fitness Tracking? Chapter 3. Body Objects, Political Physics, and Incorporation: Object-Oriented Ontology for Sport and Physical Culture Chapter 4. Telomere Biology in an Age of Precarity: A "New" Materialist Experiment in a More-Than-Human Kinetics Part II: Body Technologies Chapter 5. Big Bodies, Big Data: Unpacking the FitnessGram Black Box Chapter 6. The Politics of the Gloves: Finding Meaning in Entangled Matter Chapter 7. Diffracting Mind-Body Relations: Feminist Materialism and the Entanglement of Physical Culture in Women's Recovery from Depression Chapter 8. Toward a Multispecies Sport Studies Chapter 9. Reimagining the Dancing Body with and through Barad Part III: Body Ecologies Chapter 10. Reassembling "Sport for Development and Peace" through Actor-Network Theory Chapter 11. Entangling Corporeal Matter and Geomatter: Making and Remaking the Beach Chapter 12. Bodies of Water: Intra-actions among Water, Sport, and the Body Politic Chapter 13. Feminist New Materialisms and the Troubling Waters of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games Chapter 14. Flattening the City: Assemblage Urbanism and the Moving Body Chapter 15. What Can New Materialisms Do for the Critical Study of Sport and Physical Culture? (Who Does This Book Think It Is?) Afterword Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAdding to the burgeoning fields of sport studies and body studies, these essays draw on the traditions of feminist theory, posthumanism, actor network theory, and new materialism to reposition the physical, moving body as crucial to the cultural, political, environmental, and economic systems that it constitutes and within which is constituted.Trade Review"Written by a veritable who’s who of the most visible, consistently provocative, and cutting-edge researchers and thinkers in the field, Sport, Physical Culture, and the Moving Body represents a field-shaping theoretical intervention that will enrich the sociological study of sport and has the potential to bring sport research and theory to broader scholarly audiences and attention." -- Douglas Hartmann * author of Midnight Basketball: Race, Sports, and Neoliberal Social Policy *NEW MATERIALISM AND THE ACTIVE BODY – EP 14 interview with Drs. Joshua Newman, Holly Thorpe, and David Andrews * Somatic Podcast *"Although sport and its accoutrements are the focus of all the authors, the primary purpose of the anthology is actually engagement with the theories in order to better understand sport. This anthology may introduce readers to a variety of theorists and approaches, but it is not an introductory work on sport theory. For serious sport theorists, though, it is a smorgasbord. Highly recommended." * Choice *"The editors assembled an impressive pool of scholars who are noted experts in sport fields of cultural, gender, and political studies.... [The book is] timely as it appears at a stage when the quantification of the black body through testing and measurement in the field of sport science has reappeared." * Journal of Sport History *Table of ContentsCover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Introduction: Sport, Physical Culture, and New Materialisms Part I: Body Ontologies Chapter 1. Contextualizing the Material, Moving Body Chapter 2. Objectified Bodies and Instrumental Movement: What Might Merleau-Ponty Say about Fitness Tracking? Chapter 3. Body Objects, Political Physics, and Incorporation: Object-Oriented Ontology for Sport and Physical Culture Chapter 4. Telomere Biology in an Age of Precarity: A "New" Materialist Experiment in a More-Than-Human Kinetics Part II: Body Technologies Chapter 5. Big Bodies, Big Data: Unpacking the FitnessGram Black Box Chapter 6. The Politics of the Gloves: Finding Meaning in Entangled Matter Chapter 7. Diffracting Mind-Body Relations: Feminist Materialism and the Entanglement of Physical Culture in Women's Recovery from Depression Chapter 8. Toward a Multispecies Sport Studies Chapter 9. Reimagining the Dancing Body with and through Barad Part III: Body Ecologies Chapter 10. Reassembling "Sport for Development and Peace" through Actor-Network Theory Chapter 11. Entangling Corporeal Matter and Geomatter: Making and Remaking the Beach Chapter 12. Bodies of Water: Intra-actions among Water, Sport, and the Body Politic Chapter 13. Feminist New Materialisms and the Troubling Waters of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games Chapter 14. Flattening the City: Assemblage Urbanism and the Moving Body Chapter 15. What Can New Materialisms Do for the Critical Study of Sport and Physical Culture? (Who Does This Book Think It Is?) Afterword Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTalking about the Victorian critic and public intellectual John Ruskin, this work recovers both Ruskin's critique of economic life and his public practice of moral imagination. It recasts interpretations of Ruskin's place in 19th-century literature and aesthetics, and challenges nostalgic diagnoses of the supposed historical loss of virtue ethics.Trade ReviewDavid Craig's great book on the perennial wisdom of John Ruskin reignites a much-needed dialogue between this sad genius and twenty-first-century cultural critics. This is a Ruskin for - and against - our time! - Cornel West, Princeton University

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Book SynopsisThe first collection of plays—provocative political dramas—by the coauthor of the best-selling book Empire.Trade Review"Trilogy of Resistance is fascinating. These plays advance Antonio Negri’s philosophical and political project, one of the few genuine adventures in contemporary radical thought. In their language and conception they belong to the main trajectory of Negri’s work, yet they also swerve away in surprising directions, gathering echoes from ancient and modern literature to give theory a new voice. It is a book full of affective power, conceptual daring, and political courage." —Richard Dienst, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsTranslator’s Note Translator’s Introduction: Pedagogy of the Multitude Trilogy of Resistance Preface Swarm: Didactics of the Militant (2004) The Bent Man: Didactics of the Rebel (2005) Cithaeron: Didactics of Exodus (2006) Afterword: Staging the Plays Barbara Nicolier Translator’s Notes

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This pithy, provocative little book brings Marxist humanism to bear on urban problems as pressing today as they were nearly half-a-century ago. Upsizing cities spell downsizing work, the coming of urban society announces the financialization of space, a crisis of industrial production begets a politics of urban reproduction—all with daunting threats as well as immanent possibilities. Dead for twenty-five years, old man Lefebvre lives on as our most visionary twenty-first-century urban thinker."—Andy Merrifield, author of Metromarxism, Magical Marxism, and The New Urban Question"Lefebvre’s work remains of enduring importance."—Stuart Elden, from the Foreword"Stimulating and resonant, suggesting new ways of attending to some classics of urban theory... My high praise goes to Elden and, especially, Bononno for producing this lovely book, which I am glad to have read."—Antipode"The text reads like a well-crafted set of research notes, constituting a preliminary step toward the concrete elaboration of ‘the urban’ as a historical mode of production. This volume would be useful both to those who labor in the Marxist tradition as well as to those generally interested in what Edward Soja calls the ‘spatial turn’ in critical social theory."—Marx & PhilosophyTable of ContentsContentsForewordStuart EldenIntroductory NoteHenri LefebvreMarxist Thought and the City1. The Situation of the Working Class in England2. The City and the Division of Labor3. Critique of Political Economy4. Engels and Utopia5. Capital and Land OwnershipConclusionNotes

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Book SynopsisIn Prophetic Politics, Philip J. Harold offers an original interpretation of the political dimension of Emmanuel Levinas's thought.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on phenomenology and everyday affective encounters of grieving, befriending, rearing, and bonding, Flakne warns against the disorientation and division implicit in what we think we mean by common sense. Instead, she invites us to relearn sensing together as key to an inevitable ethics of interembodiment.Trade Review“April N. Flakne’s book succeeds admirably to explain the complex terrain of intercorporeality in its many dimensions and in the way it grounds common sense in its intimate, social and political possibilities. A pleasure to read. Her style is intimate, but precise, clear without sacrificing complexity…. at times poetic.” -- Helen A. Fielding, author of Cultivating Perception through Artworks: Phenomenological Enactments of Ethics, Politics, and Culture

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays by political theorists on Agamben's Homo Sacer.Trade Review“Politics, Metaphysics, and Death provides the most lucid and penetrating accounts available of the political thought of Italy’s most influential philosopher. Agamben’s engagement with the complex entanglement of modernity and the tradition, the contributors to this volume show, cannot be ignored by anyone who would face up to the demands now placed by politics on political theory.”—Frederick M. Dolan, author of Allegories of America: Narratives, Metaphysics, Politics“Andrew Norris and the contributors to this collection have not only performed extraordinary feats of textual exegesis but also produced a critical context and set of arguments with and concerning Agamben’s theory of sovereignty which will provide the starting point for all future study on his political thought.”—Thomas Dumm, author of A Politics of the OrdinaryTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Introduction: Giorgio Agamben and the Politics of the Living Dead / Andrew Norris 1 Au Hasard / Thomas Carl Wall 31 Bare Sovereignty: Homo Sacer and the Insistence of Law / Peter Fitzpatrick S/Citing the Camp / Erik Vogt 74 The Sovereign Weaver: Beyond the Camp / Andreas Kalyvas 107 Anagrammatics of Violence: The Benjaminian Ground of Homo Sacer / Anselm Haverkamp 135 Spaceing as the Shared: Heraclitus, Pindar, Agamben / Andrew Benjamin 145 Cutting the Branches of Akiba: Agamben’s Critique of Derrida / Adam Thurschwell 173 Linguistic Survival and Ethnicality: Biopolitics, Subjectivication, and Testimony in Remnants of Auschwitz / Catherine Mills 198 Supposing the Impossibility of Silence and of Sound, of Voice: Bataille, Agamben, and the Holocaust / Paul Hegarty 222 Law of Life / Rainer Maria Kiesow 248 The Exemplary Exception: Philosophical and Political Decisions in Giorgio Agamben’s Homo Sacer / Andrew Norris 262 The State of Exception / Giorgio Agamben 284 Contributors 299 Index 301

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Book SynopsisFirst published in Spanish in 2006, Twenty Theses on Politics is a major statement on political philosophy from Enrique Dussel, one of Latin America’s—and the world’s—most important philosophers, and a founder of the philosophy of liberation. Synthesizing a half-century of his pioneering work in moral and political philosophy, Dussel presents a succinct rationale for the development of political alternatives to the exclusionary, exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. In twenty short, provocative theses he lays out the foundational elements for a politics of just and sustainable coexistence. Dussel first constructs a theory of political power and its institutionalization, taking on topics such as the purpose of politics and the fetishization of power. He insists that political projects must criticize or reject as unsustainable all political systems, actions, and institutions whose negative effects are suffered by oppressed or excluded Trade Review“Dussel is . . . probably the most important Marxian scholar of our era. . . . Twenty Theses on Politics reveals that, if anything and against the odds, politics as it is now being understood in Latin America has become the art of the possible. It is a short book, but may take a long time reading, mainly because of the depth of knowledge, insight and experience that Dussel has brought to bear in compiling it. In the language of the WSF itself, it represents a manifesto for a plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan politics seeking a more solidary, democratic and fair world. It is perhaps the most important statement for many years of the degree to which de-colonial theory—and Latin America itself—is now providing a real source of intellectual leadership in debates that have floundered in the post-industrial world.” - Gavin O’Toole, Latin American Review of Books[T]hese 20 succinct theses take on the purpose of politics and the fetishization of power, the liberation praxis of movements, reform and revolution—while engaging with political projects like the World Social Forum, ultimately developing a moral and political foundation contrary to that of neoliberal globalization.” - NACLA“From his early work in ethics and the philosophy of liberation to his examination of the epochal events of 1492 in the Americas, Dussel has been a leading Latin American voice in the critical study of modernity. With Twenty Theses on Politics, he now embarks on what could well be his magnum opus. . . . [T]his book is relevant for us today because it defends the idea that an alternative to the status quo is indeed possible.” - Diego von Vacano, Perspectives on Politics“Dussel has convincingly brought a radical and ethically responsible understanding of ‘the political’ back to bear in political theory. This is a philosophy and politics of liberation grounded in a robust acknowledgment and understanding of ethics as first philosophy.” - Michael R. Paradiso-Michau, Radical Philosophy Review“From the pen of perhaps Latin America’s foremost philosopher of liberation comes this brilliant condensation by Enrique Dussel of his political philosophy. . . . [A] deft, disciplined intervention into English publication for philosophers and religious scholars. With bracing spirit and conceptual rigor, Dussel engage the global North from the struggle of the South. . .” - Mark Lewis Taylor, Journal of Religion“Twenty Theses on Politics is a groundbreaking manifesto charting new terrain toward de-colonial political philosophy and political theory. It is based on the experience and interpretation of current events in Latin America. There is nothing comparable.”—Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America“Enrique Dussel is one of the giants of emancipatory thought and liberation philosophy. This grand text is a concise expression of his subtle analysis and courageous vision!”—Cornel West, Princeton University“Dussel has convincingly brought a radical and ethically responsible understanding of ‘the political’ back to bear in political theory. This is a philosophy and politics of liberation grounded in a robust acknowledgment and understanding of ethics as first philosophy.” -- Michael R. Paradiso-Michau * Radical Philosophy Review *“Dussel is . . . probably the most important Marxian scholar of our era. . . . Twenty Theses on Politics reveals that, if anything and against the odds, politics as it is now being understood in Latin America has become the art of the possible. It is a short book, but may take a long time reading, mainly because of the depth of knowledge, insight and experience that Dussel has brought to bear in compiling it. In the language of the WSF itself, it represents a manifesto for a plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan politics seeking a more solidary, democratic and fair world. It is perhaps the most important statement for many years of the degree to which de-colonial theory—and Latin America itself—is now providing a real source of intellectual leadership in debates that have floundered in the post-industrial world.” -- Gavin O’Toole * Latin American Review of Books *“From his early work in ethics and the philosophy of liberation to his examination of the epochal events of 1492 in the Americas, Dussel has been a leading Latin American voice in the critical study of modernity. With Twenty Theses on Politics, he now embarks on what could well be his magnum opus. . . . [T]his book is relevant for us today because it defends the idea that an alternative to the status quo is indeed possible.” -- Diego von Vacano * Perspectives on Politics *“From the pen of perhaps Latin America’s foremost philosopher of liberation comes this brilliant condensation by Enrique Dussel of his political philosophy. . . . [A] deft, disciplined intervention into English publication for philosophers and religious scholars. With bracing spirit and conceptual rigor, Dussel engage the global North from the struggle of the South. . .” -- Mark Lewis Taylor * Journal of Religion *"These 20 succinct theses take on the purpose of politics and the fetishization of power, the liberation praxis of movements, reform and revolution—while engaging with political projects like the World Social Forum, ultimately developing a moral and political foundation contrary to that of neoliberal globalization.” * NACLA Report on the Americas *Table of ContentsForeword: The Liberation of Politics: Alterity, Solidarity, Liberation / Eduardo Mendieta vii Preliminary Words xv Introduction 1 Thesis 1. Corruption and the Political Field: The Public and the Private 3 Part One: The Prevailing Political Order Thesis 2. The Political Power of the Community as Potentia 13 Thesis 3. Institutional Power as Potestas 18 Thesis 4. Obediential Power 24 Thesis 5. The Fetishization of Power: Power as Domination 30 Thesis 6. Strategic Political Action 36 Thesis 7. The Need for Political Institutions: The Material Sphere (Ecological, Economic, Cultural): Fraternity 43 Thesis 8. Institutions in the Spheres of Democratic Legitimacy and Feasibility: Equality and Liberty: Governability 50 Thesis 9. Ethics and the Implicit Normative Principles of Politics: The Material Principle 56 Thesis 10. The Formal-Democratic and Feasibility Principles of Politics 62 Part Two: The Critical Transformation of the Political: Toward the New Political Order Thesis 11. The People: The Popular Sector and "Populism" 71 Thesis 12. Liberatory Power as Hyperpotentia and the "State of Rebellion" 78 Thesis 13. The Political Principles of Liberation: The Critical Material Principle 83 Thesis 14. The Critical-Democratic and Strategic Transformation Principles 88 Thesis 15. Liberation Praxis of Social and Political Movements 94 Thesis 16. Anti-Hegemonic Praxis and the Construction of a New Hegemony 103 Thesis 17. Transformation of Political Institutions: Reform, Transformation, Revolution: Political Postulates 108 Thesis 18. Transformation of Institutions in the Material Sphere: "Perpetual Life" and Solidarity 114 Thesis 19. Transformation of Institutions in the Sphere of Democratic Legitimacy: Irruption of New Rights: "Perpetual Peace" and Alterity 122 Thesis 20. Transformation of Institutions in the Sphere of Feasibility: The "Dissolution of the State"? Liberation 131 Notes 139 Bibliography 151 Index 155

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Book SynopsisIn this concise book, the noted theorist Brian Massumi takes up the question of "the animal." Treating the human as animal, he develops a concept of an animal politics, which he uses as the basis of an expanded notion of the political.Trade Review“For those ready and willing to navigate the complexity of What Animals Teach Us about Politics, Massumi is a brilliant thinker who has produced another incisive critique that is likely to elicit interesting scholarship and responses, both from his immediate interlocutors and anyone else looking for a way out of humanity.” -- Liam Mayes * Montreal Review of Books *"[C]omplex, dazzling, and sometimes elusive central essay bolstered by various addenda (propositions, supplements, and lavishlyintricate endnotes) — presents an intensely ratiocinative meditation on how animals play and what that might mean for people." -- Randy Malamud * Common Knowledge *"[A]n active book aimed at establishing a new understanding of politics. It is thus useful for anyone who wants to approach politics from a new perspective, one that does not limit the political to that which is already given, but one that opens politics up to creative potentialities and affectivity." -- Colleen Harmer * Limina *"At a moment when animality, and the animality of the human, has become one of the major themes of contemporary theory, Massumi’s book makes a major intervention." -- Nathan Snaza * Symploke *Table of ContentsWhat Animals Teach Us about Politics 1 Supplements 1. To Write Like a Rat Flicks Its Tail 55 2. The Zoo-ology of Play 65 3. Six Theses on the Animal to Be Avoided 91 Notes 99 References 119 Index 125

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Book SynopsisIn this concise book, the noted theorist Brian Massumi takes up the question of "the animal." Treating the human as animal, he develops a concept of an animal politics, which he uses as the basis of an expanded notion of the political.Trade Review“For those ready and willing to navigate the complexity of What Animals Teach Us about Politics, Massumi is a brilliant thinker who has produced another incisive critique that is likely to elicit interesting scholarship and responses, both from his immediate interlocutors and anyone else looking for a way out of humanity.” -- Liam Mayes * Montreal Review of Books *"[C]omplex, dazzling, and sometimes elusive central essay bolstered by various addenda (propositions, supplements, and lavishlyintricate endnotes) — presents an intensely ratiocinative meditation on how animals play and what that might mean for people." -- Randy Malamud * Common Knowledge *"[A]n active book aimed at establishing a new understanding of politics. It is thus useful for anyone who wants to approach politics from a new perspective, one that does not limit the political to that which is already given, but one that opens politics up to creative potentialities and affectivity." -- Colleen Harmer * Limina *"At a moment when animality, and the animality of the human, has become one of the major themes of contemporary theory, Massumi’s book makes a major intervention." -- Nathan Snaza * Symploke *Table of ContentsWhat Animals Teach Us about Politics 1 Supplements 1. To Write Like a Rat Flicks Its Tail 55 2. The Zoo-ology of Play 65 3. Six Theses on the Animal to Be Avoided 91 Notes 99 References 119 Index 125

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Book SynopsisIn his latest book, the influential critic Brian Massumi offers a new theory of political economy that demonstrates how emotional, affective and nonconscious decisions work together with rational self-interest in the shaping of neoliberalism. Massumi’s analysis shows the potential for a new anti-capitalist politics.Trade Review“Behavioral economists who study the psychology of decision making should engage this study of potential, virtual, and kinetic emotions, given that emotions are what move people to action. Going beyond Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's Commonwealth and Timothy Wilson’s Strangers to Ourselves, this is a book for those interested in cultural theory. … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.” -- K. Tölölyan * Choice *“... powerful and convincing in its theoretically innovative, productive intertwining of political philosophy, cognitive psychology and Luhmann’s systems theory.” -- Hannah Richter * Constructivist Foundations *"Massumi’s interventions regarding affect, neoliberalism, and politics are undoubtedly original, and provocative. The book pierces to the heart of the neoliberalism’s most basic premises about rationality, self-interest, and economic behavior." -- Anita Chari * Theory & Event *Table of Contents1. The Inmost End 1 The Market in Wonderland 2 System Distrust 6 Collapse of the Affective Wave Packet 10 2. A Doing Done through Me 19 Deliberation without Attention 21 Jamming Rational Choice 24 The Primes of Life 26 Toward a Politics of Dividualism 32 Double Involuntary / Autonomy of Decision 36 Fielding the Event 43 Tribunals of Reason 48 Finessing the Event 53 3. Beyond Self-Interest 57 Your Life or My Little Finger? 58 Contiguity, Most Distant 65 The Argument from Intensity 68 The Other Sign of Passion 73 A Freedom of the Event 79 The Flashpoint of Sympathy 84 Toward an Anticapitalist Art of the Event 93 Supplements I. The Affective Tasks of Reason 97 II. Keywords for Affect 103 Notes 113 Works Cited 121 Index 127

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Book SynopsisThe Anomie of the Earth's contributors explore the convergences between Italian Marxist autonomic theory and Latin American decolonial thinking. They reject Carl Schmitt's formulation of a universalized world order based on the Western tenets of law and property and discuss the possibilities of locally organized and autonomous self-government.Trade Review"Luisetti, Pickles, and Kaiser have put together a provocative collection of essays determined to identify and theorize an emerging anomic response to the neoliberal and globalizing tendencies of contemporary politics. . . . Its self-reflection makes Anomie of the Earth an exemplar of the project of talking back to Western hegemony, while remaining mindful of the pitfalls of trying to do so from within." -- John Randolph LeBlanc * The Latin Americanist *Table of ContentsForeword. Anomie, Resurgences, and De-Noming / Walter D. Mignolo vii Introduction. Autonomy: Political Theory/Political Anthropology / Federico Luisetti, Wilson Kaiser, and John Pickles 1 Part I. Geographies of Autonomy 1. The Death of Vitruvian Man: Anomaly, Anomie, Autonomy / Joost De Bloois 25 2. Sovereignty, Indigeneity, Territory: Zapatista Autonomy and the New Practices of Decolonization / Alvaro Reyes and Mara Kaufman 44 Part II. Indigeneity and Commons 3. Enclosing the Enclosers: Autonomous Experiences from the Grassroots-beyond Development, Globalization and Postmodernity / Gustavo Esteva 71 4. Life and Nature "Otherwise": Challenges from the Abya-Yalean Andes / Catherine E. Walsh 93 5. Mind the Gap: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Antinomies of Empire / Jodi A. Byrd 119 6. The Enclosure of the Nomos: Appropriation and Conquest in the New World / Zac Zimmer 137 Part III. Forms of Life 7. Decontainment: The Collapse of the Katechon and the End of Hegemony / Gareth Williams 159 8. The Savage Ontology of Insurrection: Negativity, Life, and Anarchy / Benjamin Noys 174 9. Unreasonability, Style, and Pretiosity / Frans-Willem Korsten 192 10. Re-enchanting the World: Technology, the Body, and the Construction of the Commons / Silvia Federici 202 Afterword. Resonances of the Common / Sandro Mezzadra 215 Bibliography 227 Contributors 247 Index 251

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Book SynopsisIn this original theory of power, Brian Massumi explains how the logic of preemption governs U.S. military policy in the War on Terror and how that logic spills over from the war front to the home front. Threats are now felt into reality and power refocuses on what may emerge. The mode of power embodying the logic of preemption is ontopower.Trade Review"Brian Massumi’s latest addition to our understanding of power may be the most important addition to grand strategy since On War. ... Ontopower is less a guidebook than a warning against assuming we will be right. Without making a moral argument, Brian Massumi effectively describes the moral limitations of the power to preempt, the rewriting of history through the actions of the present, the confirmation of what could have been into what was. It should be studied by practitioners of power—professionals who owe it to the country to have discussions now, so as to have answers when policy demands action." -- Phil Reynolds * Air Force Research Institute *"Without making a moral argument, Massumi effectively describes the moral limitations of the power to preempt, the rewriting of history through the actions of the present, and the confirmation of what could have been into what was. This book should be studied by practitioners of power—professionals who owe it to the country to have discussions now, so as to have answers when policy demands action." -- Philip W. Reynolds * Parameters *"Brian Massumi is a gifted writer with the intellectual heft to bring . . . questions together and make the metaphysical visible and intelligible. The writing achieves a lightning strike of insight regularly enough to reward commitment. The prose is spiced and leavened with sentences that hit the bull’s eye on complex concepts." -- Jude McCulloch * Left History *"Ontopower is a significant book that deals with contemporary problems without losing its intellectual allure and philosophical perspicacity. Its captivating commentaries on the reconfiguration of power, as well as the proposal of its own vocabulary to deal with this new phenomena of power, will certainly appeal to readers interested in understanding the intermingling of politics, power, and today’s society." -- Samuel Mateus * International Journal of Communication *"Ontopower is an impressively dense and insightful inquiry into the global consequences of contemporary United States security policy and practice. . . . [The] immense analytical depth alone will make Ontopower impossible to ignore for scholars on the field of critical theory interested in the 'war on terror.'" -- Philipp Kender * Society & Space *"Ontopower is clearly a well-researched and well-argued text. Whether or not one agrees with the principles of this new theory of power, it is undeniable that Massumi has presented a thorough and rigorous examination of power and the logic of preemption.... It offers excellent insight into the importance of perception in modern politics, and thus warfare, which is essential knowledge for students and practitioners of governance and security." -- Courteney J O’Connor * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface vii Part One: Powers 1. The Primacy of Preemption: The Operative Logic of Threat 3 2. National Enterprise Emergency: Steps toward an Ecology of Powers 21 Part Two: Powers of Perception 3. Perception Attack: The Force to Own Time 63 4. Power to the Edge: Making Information Pointy 93 5. Embodiments and History 153 Part Three: The Power to Affect 6. Fear (The Spectrum Said) 171 7. The Future Birth of the Affective Fact 189 Afterword: After the Long Past: A Retrospective Introduction to the History of the Present 207 Notes 247 References 275 Index 287

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Book SynopsisIn this original theory of power, Brian Massumi explains how the logic of preemption governs U.S. military policy in the War on Terror and how that logic spills over from the war front to the home front. Threats are now felt into reality and power refocuses on what may emerge. The mode of power embodying the logic of preemption is ontopower.Trade Review"Brian Massumi’s latest addition to our understanding of power may be the most important addition to grand strategy since On War. ... Ontopower is less a guidebook than a warning against assuming we will be right. Without making a moral argument, Brian Massumi effectively describes the moral limitations of the power to preempt, the rewriting of history through the actions of the present, the confirmation of what could have been into what was. It should be studied by practitioners of power—professionals who owe it to the country to have discussions now, so as to have answers when policy demands action." -- Phil Reynolds * Air Force Research Institute *"Without making a moral argument, Massumi effectively describes the moral limitations of the power to preempt, the rewriting of history through the actions of the present, and the confirmation of what could have been into what was. This book should be studied by practitioners of power—professionals who owe it to the country to have discussions now, so as to have answers when policy demands action." -- Philip W. Reynolds * Parameters *"Brian Massumi is a gifted writer with the intellectual heft to bring . . . questions together and make the metaphysical visible and intelligible. The writing achieves a lightning strike of insight regularly enough to reward commitment. The prose is spiced and leavened with sentences that hit the bull’s eye on complex concepts." -- Jude McCulloch * Left History *"Ontopower is a significant book that deals with contemporary problems without losing its intellectual allure and philosophical perspicacity. Its captivating commentaries on the reconfiguration of power, as well as the proposal of its own vocabulary to deal with this new phenomena of power, will certainly appeal to readers interested in understanding the intermingling of politics, power, and today’s society." -- Samuel Mateus * International Journal of Communication *"Ontopower is an impressively dense and insightful inquiry into the global consequences of contemporary United States security policy and practice. . . . [The] immense analytical depth alone will make Ontopower impossible to ignore for scholars on the field of critical theory interested in the 'war on terror.'" -- Philipp Kender * Society & Space *"Ontopower is clearly a well-researched and well-argued text. Whether or not one agrees with the principles of this new theory of power, it is undeniable that Massumi has presented a thorough and rigorous examination of power and the logic of preemption.... It offers excellent insight into the importance of perception in modern politics, and thus warfare, which is essential knowledge for students and practitioners of governance and security." -- Courteney J O’Connor * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface vii Part One: Powers 1. The Primacy of Preemption: The Operative Logic of Threat 3 2. National Enterprise Emergency: Steps toward an Ecology of Powers 21 Part Two: Powers of Perception 3. Perception Attack: The Force to Own Time 63 4. Power to the Edge: Making Information Pointy 93 5. Embodiments and History 153 Part Three: The Power to Affect 6. Fear (The Spectrum Said) 171 7. The Future Birth of the Affective Fact 189 Afterword: After the Long Past: A Retrospective Introduction to the History of the Present 207 Notes 247 References 275 Index 287

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Book SynopsisIn Islam and Secularity Nilüfer Göle examines the transforming relationship between Islam and Western secular modernity and the impact of the Muslim presence in Europe. She demonstrates that Islam and secularism are mutually constitutive, constantly changing, and that the presence of Islam unsettles dominant narratives of Western modernism.Trade Review"Once again, then, Göle attends simultaneously to the asymmetries of power and the dynamics of reinvention—the hallmark more generally of this readable, analytically complex, and timely new book." -- Mayanthi Fernando * Reading Religion *"Göle’s contributions are manifold. . . . This work is a must-read for a graduate seminar on the topic. It is highly recommended for both researchers and nonprofessionals." -- Hakan Erdagöz * Sociology of Religion *"Islam and Secularity makes for very rewarding and stimulating reading. It is exceptionally well suited to relocate debates about European secularity and Islam into global and historical perspectives. Concise and clearly written, the book is packed with wide-ranging arguments that will challenge the reader on many levels and with fascinating case studies." -- Frank Peter * Journal of Islamic Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1. Public Sphere beyond Religious-Secular Dichotomies 1 2. Secular Modernity in Question 31 3. Religious-Secular Frontiers: State, Public Sphere, and the Self 53 4. Web of Secular Power: Civilization, Space, and Sexuality 73 5. The Gendered Nature of the Public Sphere 103 6. Public Islam: New Visibilities and New Imaginaries 135 7. Public Culture, Art, and Islam: Turkish-Delight in Vienna 161 8. Europe's Trouble with Islam: What Future? 193 Notes 227 Bibliography 243 Index 257

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Book SynopsisJames R. Martel complicates Louis Althusser's theory of interpellation, using historical and literary analyses ranging from the Haitian Revolution to Ta-Nehisi Coates to examine the political and revolutionary potential inherent in the instances when people heed the state's call that was not meant for them.Trade Review"In this brilliant new theory of political agency, James R. Martel pushes a politics for the failed, flawed, and damaged people we actually are. Rejecting the heroism that binds us to authority, he looks to the ones who show up, unexpected and unwanted. Through original readings of Althusser, Fanon, and others, Martel strips politics of all guarantees. Freedom is possible, if we want it." -- Jodi Dean author of * Crowds and Party *"With its rich and provocative readings of diverse events and texts, Martel’s book would deserve wide-ranging praise simply for being a master-class in literary interpretation, but it goes much further in introducing and carefully developing a convincing theory of misinterpellation." -- Smita A. Rahman * Theory & Event *“James Martel has given us a fine, well-written, and inspiring book, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone interested in subjectivity, ideology, recognition, representation, and resistance.” -- Lasse Thomassen * Political Theory *"A work of great interest. . . . Althusser taught us to judge books by their theoretical and practical effects. The effect of James Martel’s The Misinterpellated Subject is to show that confronting the problem of subjection, and Althusser’s reflections on it, remains an unavoidable, even urgent, task." -- Warren Montag * Postmodern Culture *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Unsummoned! When the Call Is Not Meant for You 1 Part I. Subjects of the Call 1. From "Hey, You There!" to "Wait Up!": The Workings (and Unworkings) of Interpellation 35 2. "Men Are Born Free and Equal in Rights": Historical Examples of Interpellation aend Misinterpellation 58 3. "Tiens, un Nègre": Fanon and the Refusal of Colonial Subjectivity 96 Part II. The One(s) Who Showed Up 4. "[A Person] Is Something That Shall Be Overcome": The Misinterpellated Messiah, or How Nietzsche Saves Us from Salvation 133 5. "Come, Come!": Bartleby and Lily Briscoe as Nietzschean Subjects 163 6. "Consent to Not Be a Single Being": Resisting Identity, Confronting the Law in Kafka's Amerika, Ellison's Invisible Man, and Coates's Between the World and Me 198 7. "I Can Believe": Breaking the Circuits of Interpellation in von Trier's Breaking the Waves 243 Conclusion. The Misinterpellated Subject: Anarchist All the Way Down 266 Notes 275 Bibliography 309 Index 317

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Book SynopsisJames R. Martel complicates Louis Althusser's theory of interpellation, using historical and literary analyses ranging from the Haitian Revolution to Ta-Nehisi Coates to examine the political and revolutionary potential inherent in the instances when people heed the state's call that was not meant for them.Trade Review"In this brilliant new theory of political agency, James R. Martel pushes a politics for the failed, flawed, and damaged people we actually are. Rejecting the heroism that binds us to authority, he looks to the ones who show up, unexpected and unwanted. Through original readings of Althusser, Fanon, and others, Martel strips politics of all guarantees. Freedom is possible, if we want it." -- Jodi Dean author of * Crowds and Party *"With its rich and provocative readings of diverse events and texts, Martel’s book would deserve wide-ranging praise simply for being a master-class in literary interpretation, but it goes much further in introducing and carefully developing a convincing theory of misinterpellation." -- Smita A. Rahman * Theory & Event *“James Martel has given us a fine, well-written, and inspiring book, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone interested in subjectivity, ideology, recognition, representation, and resistance.” -- Lasse Thomassen * Political Theory *"A work of great interest. . . . Althusser taught us to judge books by their theoretical and practical effects. The effect of James Martel’s The Misinterpellated Subject is to show that confronting the problem of subjection, and Althusser’s reflections on it, remains an unavoidable, even urgent, task." -- Warren Montag * Postmodern Culture *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Unsummoned! When the Call Is Not Meant for You 1 Part I. Subjects of the Call 1. From "Hey, You There!" to "Wait Up!": The Workings (and Unworkings) of Interpellation 35 2. "Men Are Born Free and Equal in Rights": Historical Examples of Interpellation aend Misinterpellation 58 3. "Tiens, un Nègre": Fanon and the Refusal of Colonial Subjectivity 96 Part II. The One(s) Who Showed Up 4. "[A Person] Is Something That Shall Be Overcome": The Misinterpellated Messiah, or How Nietzsche Saves Us from Salvation 133 5. "Come, Come!": Bartleby and Lily Briscoe as Nietzschean Subjects 163 6. "Consent to Not Be a Single Being": Resisting Identity, Confronting the Law in Kafka's Amerika, Ellison's Invisible Man, and Coates's Between the World and Me 198 7. "I Can Believe": Breaking the Circuits of Interpellation in von Trier's Breaking the Waves 243 Conclusion. The Misinterpellated Subject: Anarchist All the Way Down 266 Notes 275 Bibliography 309 Index 317

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Book SynopsisBrian Price theorizes regret as an important political emotion that allows us to understand our convictions as habits of perception rather than as the signs of moral courage, teaches us to give up our expectations of what might appear, and prepares us to realize the steps toward changing institutions.Trade Review"I marvel at the argument and the intricate conceptual architecture of the book. This is an incisive, exciting, and very welcome meditation on the power of regret to make us more thoughtful human beings." -- Katherine Goktepe * Contemporary Political Theory *"[A Theory of Regret] is navigating one of the most fraught questions of our current scholarly moment, in which theory is being surpassed, elegized, ignored, and derided, and yet so very many of us still crave its appearance, its surprises, and its speculations. Thus, among the many other things it is, A Theory of Regret is also a powerful model for how to write a theory of anything whatsoever." -- Eugenie Brinkema * Journal of Cinema and Media Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. What is Regret? 31 The Habit of Virtue 32 Nonvoluntary and Involuntary Relations 36 Stupidity and Akrasia 42 When to Speak? 35 2. Impossible Advice 60The Postman Always Rings Twice 61 Possible Advice 71 The Gift of Advice 82 Economy, Economics 90 Sameness and Trust 93 3. The Problem of Withdrawal 103 The Trouble with Agonism 106 Keeping Up Appearances 110 Appearance and Withdrawal 117 Hypocristy and Regret 127 Afterthoughts 133 Notes 141 Bibliography 155 Index 161

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Book SynopsisBrian Price theorizes regret as an important political emotion that allows us to understand our convictions as habits of perception rather than as the signs of moral courage, teaches us to give up our expectations of what might appear, and prepares us to realize the steps toward changing institutions.Trade Review"I marvel at the argument and the intricate conceptual architecture of the book. This is an incisive, exciting, and very welcome meditation on the power of regret to make us more thoughtful human beings." -- Katherine Goktepe * Contemporary Political Theory *"[A Theory of Regret] is navigating one of the most fraught questions of our current scholarly moment, in which theory is being surpassed, elegized, ignored, and derided, and yet so very many of us still crave its appearance, its surprises, and its speculations. Thus, among the many other things it is, A Theory of Regret is also a powerful model for how to write a theory of anything whatsoever." -- Eugenie Brinkema * Journal of Cinema and Media Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. What is Regret? 31 The Habit of Virtue 32 Nonvoluntary and Involuntary Relations 36 Stupidity and Akrasia 42 When to Speak? 35 2. Impossible Advice 60The Postman Always Rings Twice 61 Possible Advice 71 The Gift of Advice 82 Economy, Economics 90 Sameness and Trust 93 3. The Problem of Withdrawal 103 The Trouble with Agonism 106 Keeping Up Appearances 110 Appearance and Withdrawal 117 Hypocristy and Regret 127 Afterthoughts 133 Notes 141 Bibliography 155 Index 161

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Book SynopsisClare Hemmings examines the significance of the anarchist activist and thinker Emma Goldman for contemporary feminist politics, showing how the contradictory and ambivalent aspects of Goldman's thought for feminism can be used to open new avenues for theorizing gender, sexuality, and race.Trade Review"Incredibly thorough and deeply researched, Considering Emma Goldman is a valuable continuation in conversations of feminist theory, race, capitalism, sexuality, and of course Emma Goldman herself." -- Sarah Moazeni * American Communist History *"Hemmings offers a rich, complex and searching new engagement with Goldman’s life and politics. . . . By considering Goldman, Hemmings shines a light on a life lived with panache to urge continuing, unbound and imperfect engagement with the dilemmas that feminists too often struggle to resolve." -- Ruth Kinna * LSE Review of Books *"Clare Hemmings has written a rich and thoughtful book from which we can learn a great deal." -- Kathy F. Ferguson * Theory & Event *"Considering Emma Goldman is a must-read, invariably insightful, sometimes painful, always provocative and, in my humble opinion, uncomfortably spot-on." -- Kathy Davis * European Journal of Women's Studies *"Clare Hemmings is an extremely astute reader and user of both the subjective and the critical archive on Emma Goldman. She is as well-versed in the literature as one could possibly hope. She is a passionate and determined author. Too, she is convincing that we should turn to rather than away from uncomfortable passages in those whose work we study, as these are potentially among the more fruitful, revealing moments." -- Penny Weiss * Hypatia Reviews Online *"This volume challenges us to be willing to take risks—as Goldman did—both in our theorizing and in our lives, and to highlight and examine the contradictions we experience, rather than denying them." -- Martha Ackelsberg * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Women and Revolution 37 2. Race and Internationalism 80 3. Sexual Politics and Sexual Freedom 125 4. A Longing for Letters 168 Conclusion: From Passion to Panache 217 Notes 237 References 259 Index 285

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Book SynopsisMichael J. Shapiro formulates a new politics of aesthetics by analyzing the experience of the sublime as rendered by a number of artistic and cultural texts that deal with race, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and industrialism, showing how the sublime's disruptive effects provides the opportunity for a new oppositional politics.Trade Review"The book is lean and not overly theoretically dense. It will appeal to the critically inclined for its original appropriation of Kant and intelligent commentary on temporality and politics . . . What is most striking and enduring about the work is that Shapiro seems to have offered the first figuration of a novel way to theorize individual and collective trauma as political without relying on a primary psychoanalytic dimension or its correlate literatures." -- Mat Keel * AAG Review of Books *"After reading Michael J. Shapiro’s book, I was hardpressed to imagine a more timely work in political theory. . . . The Political Sublime is not only timely but also the equal of the best examples of recent scholarship in the growing field of politics and aesthetics." -- Morton Schoolman * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. The Insistence of the Sublime1 1. When the Earth Moves: Toward a Political Sublime 13 2. The Racial Sublime 41 3. The Nuclear Sublime 68 4. The Industrial Sublime 101 5. The 9/11 Terror Sublime 133 Afterword. It's All About Duration 169 Notes 173 Bibliography 193 Index 209

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Book SynopsisMichael J. Shapiro formulates a new politics of aesthetics by analyzing the experience of the sublime as rendered by a number of artistic and cultural texts that deal with race, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and industrialism, showing how the sublime's disruptive effects provides the opportunity for a new oppositional politics.Trade Review"The book is lean and not overly theoretically dense. It will appeal to the critically inclined for its original appropriation of Kant and intelligent commentary on temporality and politics . . . What is most striking and enduring about the work is that Shapiro seems to have offered the first figuration of a novel way to theorize individual and collective trauma as political without relying on a primary psychoanalytic dimension or its correlate literatures." -- Mat Keel * AAG Review of Books *"After reading Michael J. Shapiro’s book, I was hardpressed to imagine a more timely work in political theory. . . . The Political Sublime is not only timely but also the equal of the best examples of recent scholarship in the growing field of politics and aesthetics." -- Morton Schoolman * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. The Insistence of the Sublime1 1. When the Earth Moves: Toward a Political Sublime 13 2. The Racial Sublime 41 3. The Nuclear Sublime 68 4. The Industrial Sublime 101 5. The 9/11 Terror Sublime 133 Afterword. It's All About Duration 169 Notes 173 Bibliography 193 Index 209

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Book SynopsisAviezer Tucker examines how the political philosophy of Jan Patocka (1907-1977), founder of Charter 77, influenced the thinking and political leadership of Vaclav Havel as dissident and president.

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Book SynopsisRickert develops the concept of ambience to engage all of the elements that comprise the ecologies in which we exist.

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Book SynopsisA report that brings Jewishness construed into dialogue with a wide range of thought in contemporary criticism, while linking those themes in turn to the question of planetary crisis. It attempts to put in place words of the late Moishe Fogel, vice president of the Eighth Street Shul.Trade ReviewIn this fascinating collection of essays, Jonathan Boyarin explores with considerable subtlety the connections between Jewish studies and Jewish lives. This is an important contribution to understanding the modern identity of Jewishness. ---—Talal Asad, CUNY Graduate CenterA brilliant, powerful, and original book, exploring the multiple connections and tensions between what it means to be a Jew and what it means to be a human being.---—Naomi Seidman, Graduate Theological UnionThe essays are at once scholarly, witty, personal, incisive, anecdotal, and theoretical.---—Leslie Morris, University of MinnesotaBoyarin avoids both extended academic dryness and the false chipperness of the hers of popularizers now stampeding through the fields of science writing * —Rain Taxi *

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