{"product_id":"the-new-despotism-the-revival-of-an-old-monster-9781786603883","title":"The New Despotism: The Revival of an Old Monster","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOurs is a post-political society that cannot imagine radical change; a ‘one dimensional’ society in which politics is reduced to economic concerns. Paradoxically, however, everybody today is subjected to the imperative of regular radical change. Populations have grown accustomed to the idea that one constantly needs to adapt to radical transformations, modify one’s life strategy in tune with the demands of the market on the one hand and the politics of security on the other. Indeed, the idea that there are unquestionable authorities, the idea of ‘despotism’, no longer refers to exceptional circumstances in which politics is suspended but rather seems to have become normalized as part of daily life. \u003cbr\u003eThis book aims to articulate the genealogy of the despotism-economy-voluntary servitude nexus focusing on their different constellations in the prism of social theory and political philosophy. As it traces the genealogy of this nexus its concern is the field of formation, intervention and intelligibility that arises when and as the three concepts encounter one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction CHASING THE SKIN \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 THE ANCIENT: DESPOTISM OF THE OIKOS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcursus I Anabasis: The Best Way of Being a Locust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 THE EARLY MODERN: DESPOTISM OF THE POLIS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 THE UNTIMELY: ANTI-DESPOTISM OF FREE USE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcursus II Don Quixote: A Useless Book for Idle Readers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 THE LATE MODERN: NEO-DESPOTISM OF THE EXCEPTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcursus III The Circle: Despotism as Anti-Despotism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion NEO-DESPOTISM, USE AND DISSENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042456994135,"sku":"9781786603883","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786603883.jpg?v=1750954217","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-despotism-the-revival-of-an-old-monster-9781786603883","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}