Natalie J. Doyle

Marcel Gauchet and the Loss of Common Purpose

Imaginary Islam and the Crisis of European Democracy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Taking stock of the exhaustion of the concept of democracy limited to rights and identity, this book explores the work of French political philosopher Marcel Gauchet to interpret the contemporary crisis of European politics and the role played by imaginary constructs of Islam in the risk of ideological co-radicalization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9781498519175
• ISBN-10: 1498519172
• Artikelnr.: 49095766

Autorenporträt

Natalie J. Doyle is deputy director of the European and EU Centre at Monash University. She is the author of Marcel Gauchet and the Loss of Common Purpose (Lexington, 2017) and co-editor of several books including (Il)liberal Europe: Islamophobia, Modernity and Radicalization (Routledge, 2017) and Regional Integration and Modernity: Cross Atlantic Perspectives (Lexington, 2014).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: French Post-Marxist Theory
and Gauchet's Model of Critique Chapter 2: French Post-Marxist Theory and
the Political: Gauchet and Religion Chapter 3: Gauchet and the Genesis of
Modern Society Chapter 4: The Legacy of French Sociology and Anthropology:
Gauchet and the Question of the Post-Secular Chapter 5: The Crisis of
European Democracy: The Neo-Liberal Ideology and Political Radicalization
Conclusion Bibliography About the Author