Rebirth of History Times of Riots and Uprisings

Name: Rebirth of History Times of Riots and Uprisings
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ISBN: 9781844678792

ISBN-10: 1844678792

ISBN-13: 9781844678792

Edition: 2012

Authors: Alain Badiou, Gregory Elliott

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In the uprisings of the Arab world, Alain Badiou discerns echoes of the European revolutions of 1848. In both cases, the object was to overthrow despotic regimes maintained by the great powers—regimes designed to impose the will of financial oligarchies. Both events occurred after what was commonly thought to be the end of a revolutionary epoch: in 1815 the final defeat of Napoleon and in 1989 the fall of the Soviet Union. But the revolutions of 1848 proclaimed for a century and a half the return of revolutionary thought and action. Likewise, the uprisings under way today herald a worldwide resurgence in the liberating force of the masses—despite the attempts of the international community…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 7/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 126
Size: 4.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Alain Badiou teaches philosophy at the Ecole normale superieure and the College international de philosphie in Paris.