{"product_id":"deconstructing-zionism-a-critique-of-political-metaphysics-political-theory-and-contemporary-philosophy-9781441105943","title":"Deconstructing Zionism A Critique of Political Metaphysics Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGianni Vattimo\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a member of the European Parliament. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHermeneutic Communism\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with S. Zabala), \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Truth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Responsibility of the Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (with R. Girard); \u003ci\u003eNot Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography \u003c\/i\u003e(with P. Paterlini); \u003ci\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter the Death of God\u003c\/i\u003e (with John D. Caputo); \u003ci\u003eDialogue with Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard Rorty); \u003ci\u003eNihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and Law\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAfter Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eMichael Marder\u003c\/b\u003e is Ikerbasque Research Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz. He is the Associate Editor of \u003ci\u003eTelos: A Quarterly Journal of Critical Thought\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Event of The Thing: Derrida's Post-Deconstructive Realism\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeconstructing Zionism\u003c\/i\u003e is by turn spectacular, compelling, difficult and tangential. For a practical-minded reader of politics, the contributions discussed here count amongst the best. * New Zealand International Review *\u003cbr\u003eAs timely as one can get...Deconstructing Zionism serves as an important reminder that Zionism as such can never be simply deconstructed (indeed, the title of the volume is not Zionism Deconstructed), or its ideology set aside. Its appeal remains strong if not blinding. And as long as injustice for the Palestinians continues, Zionism will be there to justify the status quo, to deflect blame onto the other —whence the need for deconstructing it. -- Zahi Zalloua * Journal of the Society for Contemporary Thought in the Islamicate World *\u003cbr\u003eA volume of eleven essays edited and introduced by a prominent Italian philosopher and public intellectual (Vattimo) and a polymathic young academic (Marder),\u003ci\u003e Deconstructing Zionism \u003c\/i\u003eis admirable for the revealing light through which it re-reads a phenomenon that, as the book’s title aptly suggests, exemplifies the seemingly inextricability of politics from metaphysics — Zionism. -- Andrew M. Wender, JD, PhD, University of Victoria * Middle East Media and Book Reviews Online *\u003cbr\u003e[A] welcome addition to the critique of Zionism. -- Rumy Hasan, University of Sussex, UK * E-International Relations *\u003cbr\u003eTo open, to disassemble, to examine of what the assemblage is made. To think its conditions, its stakes, its possible or vanished meaning anew. That is what 'deconstruction' means.  It arises from a real consideration, in the strongest sense, of the chosen object.  Today, it is obviously necessary to make Zionism that object, among others—not only the word itself but also all the significations it carries. That is why one must salute the initiative behind this book. -- Jean-Luc Nancy, Professor Emeritus, Strasbourg, France\u003cbr\u003eThis unique book includes perceptive analyses of Zionism by some of today's leading philosophers. A 'must read' for anyone seeking the theoretical tools to address the conflict in the Middle East and committed to global social justice. -- Simon Critchley, Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy, The New School for Social Research\u003cbr\u003eFor those of us who believe that the political and moral health of the global world depends on a just and fair solution to the problems that beset Palestine\/Israel, this book is an illuminating contribution. These essays written by diverse and gifted hands explore the politics of nationhood and territorial coexistence from a plurality of philosophical, theological, and secular perspectives. The most interesting essays lead us towards the condition of the Middle East via a reflection on other political situations defined by proximity, ambivalence, and antagonism. This is an ambitious and engrossing volume. -- Homi K. Bhabha, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: “If not now, when?” Gianni Vattimo \u0026amp; Michael Marder     Chapter 1: Anti-Semitism and Its Transformations Slavoj Žižek     Chapter 2: How to Become an Anti-Zionist Gianni Vattimo     Chapter 3: Is Judaism Zionism? Or, Arendt and the Critique of the Nation-State Judith Butler     Chapter 4: Decolonizing the Nation-State: Zionism in the Colonial Horizon of Modernity Walter Mignolo     Chapter 5: Karl Marx and Hannah Arendt on the Jewish Question: Political Theology as a Critique Artemy Magun     Chapter 6: Notes on the Prophetic Instability of Zionism Marc H. Ellis     Chapter 7: The Spirit of Zionism: Derrida, Ruah, and the Purloined Birthright Christopher Wise     Chapter 8: Rex, or the Negation of Wandering Ranjana Khanna     Chapter 9: The Hermeneutical Stance: Being Discharged at the Margins of Political Zionism Santiago Zabala      Chapter 10: The Zionist Synecdoche Michael Marder     Chapter 11: Sharing Humanity: Towards Peaceful Coexistence in Difference Luce Irigaray  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769643532631,"sku":"9781441105943","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781441105943.jpg?v=1758722028","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deconstructing-zionism-a-critique-of-political-metaphysics-political-theory-and-contemporary-philosophy-9781441105943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}