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008			131104s2014 nyu 000 0 eng
010			_a 2013042231
020			_a9781441149954 (hardback)
020			_a9781441148346 (paperback)
020			_a9781441185167 (ePub)
020			_a9781441196699 (ePDF)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC
050	0	0	_aJA71 _b.A47145 2014
082	0	0	_a320.01 _222
245	0	4	_aThe aesthetic turn in political thought / _cedited by Nikolas Kompridis.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBloomsbury Academic, _c2014.
300			_axxxvii, 290 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
520			_a"The growing exploration of political life from an aesthetic perspective has become so prominent that we can now speak of an "aesthetic turn" in political theory. But what does it mean and why an aesthetic turn? This collection of essays aims to answer such questions from a variety of perspectives, to think in a new way about the possibilities and weaknesses of democratic politics.The book first outlines the theoretical motivations and historical conditions that led to the turn to aesthetics. Essays then call attention to the presence of aesthetic themes and arguments in political theory as well as to parallels between theories of aesthetics and politics, revealing how much political theory can gain from making use of aesthetic modes of thought. They demonstrate that much of what is essential to democratic politics can in fact only be disclosed through aesthetic theorizing.A significant contribution to the contemporary debate in political theory, The Aesthetic Turn in Political Thought will appeal to all students interested in the interdisciplinary crossroads of aesthetic and politics"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Collection of essays that focuses on the influence of aesthetic theories and concepts on political theorizing"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPolitical science _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aAesthetics, Modern.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aKompridis, Nikolas.
942			_2ddc _cBK