Bastard politics: sovereignty and violence

Albany: State University of New York Press (2021)
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A critical analysis of the philosophy of sovereignty from Hobbes through Derrida, arguing that we need to re-invent sovereignty as a motive for democratic political action while remaining alert to its dangers, specifically its relationship to violence.

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JC327.M29 2021

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9781438481654   1438481640   9781438481661   1438481659

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10.1515/9781438481661
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Introduction

Sovereignty

Bataille and Sovereignty

Divine Violence and Justice

Derrida on Sovereignty

Sovereignty and Hospitality

Bastard Politics

Conclusion

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Violence and Metaphysics.”.Jacques Derrida - 1967 - In Claire Elise Katz & Lara Trout (eds.), Emmanuel Levinas. Routledge. pp. 1--88.
Late Derrida : the politics of sovereignty.Vincent B. Leitch - 2007 - In William John Thomas Mitchell & Arnold Ira Davidson (eds.), The Late Derrida. University of Chicago Press. pp. 229-247.

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