On Populist Reason

Name: On Populist Reason
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ISBN: 9781844671861

ISBN-10: 1844671860

ISBN-13: 9781844671861

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ernesto Laclau

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Tour de force analysis of the forces that drive populism by the major political theorist In this highly original work Ernesto Laclau continues the philosophical and political exploration initiated inHegemony and Socialist Strategy. Here he focuses on the construction of popular identities and how 'the people' emerges as a collective actor. Skillfully combining theoretical analysis with a myriad of empirical references from numerous historical and geographical contexts he offers a critical reading of the existing literature on populism, demonstrating its dependency on the theorists of 'mass psychology' such as Taine and Freud. He demonstrates the relation of populism to democracy and to the…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 9/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.27" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.748