Radical Democracy and Political Theology (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture) by Jeffrey W. Robbins - 2011-03-30

Apr 06, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good. Copyright 2011 hardcover, unmarked pages, uncreased spine, and moderate wear on the dust jacket.

Columbia University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0231156375 . Stiff unmarked book in glossy dust jacket; about new. ; 6.1 X 0.9 X 9 inches; 232 pages .

Hardback. New. Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that "the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe," unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to Jeffrey W. Robbins, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of modern democratic power, which does not rest with a sovereign authority but operates as a diffuse social force. By linking radical democratic theory to a contemporary fascination with political theology, Robbins envisions the modern experience of democracy as a social, cultural, and political force transforming the nature of sovereign power and political authority. Robbins joins his work with Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's radical conception of "network power," as well as Sheldon Wolin's notion of "fugitive democracy," to fashion a political theology that captures modern democracy's social and cultural torment. This approach has… Read More

Columbia Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 232 pages. 9.10x6.30x0.90 inches.