William E Connolly

The Fragility of Things

Self-Organizing Processes, Neoliberal Fantasies, and Democratic Activism

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Produktbeschreibung

William E. Connolly is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His most recent books include A World of Becoming ; Capitalism and Christianity, American Style; and Pluralism, all also published by Duke University Press. He is a former editor of Political Theory and a founder of the journal theory & event. His classic study The Terms of Political Discourse won the Benjamin Lippincott Award in 1999.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780822355700
• ISBN-10: 0822355701
• Artikelnr.: 39045312

Autorenporträt

William E. Connolly is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His most recent books include A World of Becoming ; Capitalism and Christianity, American Style; and Pluralism, all also published by Duke University Press. He is a former editor of Political Theory and a founder of the journal theory & event. His classic study The Terms of Political Discourse won the Benjamin Lippincott Award in 1999.

Inhaltsangabe

Prelude. 1775 1
1. Steps toward an Ecology of Late Capitalism 20
first interlude: Melancholia and Us 43
2. Hayek, Neoliberalism, and Freedom 52
second interlude: Modes of Self-Organization 81
3. Shock Therapy, Dramatization, and Practical Wisdom 98
third interlude: Fullness and Vitality 140
4. Process Philosophy and Planetary Politics 149
postlude: Role Experimentation and Democratic Activism 179
Acknowledgments 197
Notes 201
Bibliography 225
Index 233