{"product_id":"political-theory-after-deleuze-deleuze-encounters-9781441150882","title":"Political Theory After Deleuze Deleuze Encounters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNathan Widder is Reader in Political Theory at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eReflections on Time and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (Penn State University Press, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eGenealogies of Difference\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Illinois Press, 2002).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Looking  for the  introduction to Deleuze and political theory? You've found it. Nathan Widder  gives the most clear and persuasive account of why Deleuze's  philosophy matters for contemporary political thought. He situates this  significance through an outstanding account of the place of Deleuze among  historical and contemporary theories and figures, notably Hegel, Nietzsche and  Lacan. The book also explains how Deleuze announces a new departure for  political action and critique. In addition to a wonderful array  of concrete examples, the book supports its arguments through an  exemplary reading of Deleuze's works. A  joy to read, and a joy to apply...' -- Professor James Williams, University of Dundee, UK\u003cbr\u003e‘Nathan  Widder provides a remarkably accessible introduction to Deleuze's ontology and  its implications for political thought. He explains Deleuze's distinctive  contribution to contemporary political theory, namely that ‘we are  micropolitical before we are political,' by way of an informative tour through  some of his most difficult texts, including Difference  and Repetition, Nietzsche and  Philosophy and Anti-Oedipus  (co-written with Guattari). This book is an indispensable handbook to Deleuze's  key concepts that will be of interest to beginners as well as advanced students  of Deleuze's thought.' -- Paul Patton, Professor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Australia\u003cbr\u003eI have been perhaps a little too scant in my acknowledgement of the achievement of Widder's book. I don't mean to suggest that this is only a student handbook (though it can be profitably so used); besides specific passages -- particularly its treatment of Hegel, Lacan, and Foucault -- from which specialists can benefit, the drive to construct a narrative that is both readable and appropriately detailed is praiseworthy and certainly enough to hold the specialist's attention throughout. -- John Protevi * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: The Ontological Turn in Political Thought; 2. Identity and Difference; 3. Desire and Subjectivity; 4. Time and Novelty: The Nature of an Event; 5. The Many Levels of Politics: Deterritorialization, the War Machine, Micropolitics and the State; Further Reading; Index.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090895597911,"sku":"9781441150882","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781441150882.jpg?v=1762273717","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-theory-after-deleuze-deleuze-encounters-9781441150882","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}