Interventions in Contemporary Thought

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Interventions in Contemporary Thought is written by Gabriel Rockhill and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474405371 (ISBN 10) and 9781474405379 (ISBN 13).

With a critical eye, Gabriel Rockhill guides you through complex debates in history, politics and aesthetics, giving you an overview of key issues and central figures, including Foucault, Derrida, Castoriadis, Badiou and Ranciere.Rockhill also engages in a nuanced exploration of recent work that calls into question the stereotype of 'prominent figures' and 'intellectual movements. Far from hiding behind towering figures of the intellectual world, Rockhill stakes out positions in relationship to them and formulates precise arguments in favour of a new understanding of the historical relationship between art and politics.