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008			130801s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2013015419
020			_a9781441168085 (pbk.)
020			_a9781441147554 (hardcover)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC
050	0	0	_aJC491 _b.M2828 2013
082	0	0	_a321.09 _222
100	1		_aMagun, Artemy
245	1	0	_aNegative revolution : _bmodern political subject and its fate after the Cold War / _cby Artemy Magun.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBloomsbury Academic, _c2013.
300			_a280 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
520			_a"This thought-provoking work analyzes concrete political events and reinterprets key concepts in modern political science. Building on the works of Kant, Badiou, Adorno, Hegel, and more, it posits that the dynamics of revolution can be encapsulated in the concept of negation, since a revolution essentially negates "what is" by rejecting the power in place. The work argues that revolution is the true ground of Western democracy and that the proof of a true democracy is the activity of protest movements. It discusses how modern philosophy conceives political truth as revolutionary or eventful, and that one aspect of revolution is negativity, which fluctuates between inertia and melancholia. It examines the problem of revolution in the context of modern philosophy, providing a diagnosis of the historical developments since the fall of the Soviet Union to the Arab Spring, setting forth an original theory of revolution while shedding light on the notion of negativity in contemporary thought. This innovative work will appeal to anyone interested in political theory and political philosophy"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aRevolutions _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aNegativity (Philosophy)
650		0	_aWorld politics _y1989-
650		0	_aAnti-communist movements _zSoviet Union _xHistory _xPhilosophy.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays. _2bisacsh
942			_2ddc _cBK