Random House New Releases - Philosophy - Political

The Ego And His Own by Max Stirner

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

The Ego And His Own The Case Of The Individual Against Authority
Written by Max Stirner

Trade Paperback, 370 pages | Verso | Philosophy; Philosophy - Political | $17.95 | 978-1-78168-156-5 (1-78168-156-2)

The Ego And His Own by Max Stirner

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

The Ego And His Own The Case Of The Individual Against Authority
Written by Max Stirner

eBook, 370 pages | Verso | Philosophy; Philosophy - Political | $17.95 | 978-1-78168-210-4 (1-78168-210-0)

Representing Capital by Fredric Jameson

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

Representing Capital A Reading Of Volume One
Written by Fredric Jameson

Trade Paperback, 176 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political | $19.95 | 978-1-78168-157-2 (1-78168-157-0)

Representing Capital, Fredric Jameson’s first book-length engagement with Marx’s magnum opus, is a unique work of scholarship that records the progression of Marx’s thought as if it were a musical score. The textual landscape that emerges is the setting for paradoxes and contradictions that struggle toward resolution, giving rise to new antinomies and a new forward movement. These immense segments overlap each other to combine and develop on new levels in the same way that capital itself does, stumbling against obstacles that it overcomes by progressive expansions, which are in themselves so many leaps into the unknown.

Representing Capital by Fredric Jameson

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

Representing Capital A Reading Of Volume One
Written by Fredric Jameson

eBook, 176 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political | $19.95 | 978-1-78168-211-1 (1-78168-211-9)

Identity And Difference by Etienne Balibar

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

Identity And Difference John Locke And The Invention Of Consciousness
Written by Etienne Balibar

eBook, 208 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political | $23.95 | 978-1-78168-192-3 (1-78168-192-9)

John Locke’s foundational place in the history of British empiricism and liberal political thought is well established. So, in what sense can Locke be considered a modern European philosopher? Identity and Difference argues for reassessing this canonical figure. Closely examining the "treatise on identity" added to the second edition of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Étienne Balibar demonstrates Locke’s role in the formation of two concepts central to the metaphysics of the subject—consciousness and the self—and the complex philosophical, legal, moral and political nature of his terms.

With an accompanying essay by Stella Sandford, situating Balibar’s reading of Locke in the history of the reception of the Essay and within Balibar’s other writings on "the subject," Identity and Difference rethinks a crucial moment in the history of Western philosophy.

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 by David Harvey

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2
Written by David Harvey

eBook, 384 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political; Business & Economics - Economics - Theory | $21.95 | 978-1-78168-184-8 (1-78168-184-8)

The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression shows no sign of coming to a close and Marx’s work remains key in understanding the cycles that lead to recession. For nearly forty years, David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world’s most foremost Marx scholars.

Based on his recent lectures, and following the success of his companion to the first volume of Capital, Harvey turns his attention to Volume 2, aiming to bring his depth of learning to a broader audience, guiding first-time readers through a fascinating and hitherto neglected text. Whereas Volume 1 focuses on production, Volume 2 looks at how the circuits of capital, the buying and selling of goods, realize value.

This is a must-read for everyone concerned to acquire a fuller understanding of Marx’s political economy.

A Companion to Marx's Capital, Vols. 1 & 2 Shrinkwrapped by David Harvey

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

A Companion to Marx's Capital, Vols. 1 & 2 Shrinkwrapped
Written by David Harvey

Trade Paperback, 752 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political; Business & Economics - Economics - Theory | $35.00 | 978-1-78168-249-4 (1-78168-249-6)

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 by David Harvey

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2
Written by David Harvey

Trade Paperback, 384 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political; Business & Economics - Economics - Theory | $21.95 | 978-1-78168-121-3 (1-78168-121-X)

This is a must-read for everyone concerned to acquire a fuller understanding of Marx’s political economy.

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 by David Harvey

2013-09-10T00:30:00-05:00

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2
Written by David Harvey

Hardcover, 384 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political; Business & Economics - Economics - Theory | $95.00 | 978-1-78168-122-0 (1-78168-122-8)

This is a must-read for everyone concerned to acquire a fuller understanding of Marx’s political economy.

Agonistics by Chantal Mouffe

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Agonistics Thinking The World Politically
Written by Chantal Mouffe

Hardcover, 224 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political | $95.00 | 978-1-78168-114-5 (1-78168-114-7)

Political conflict in our society is inevitable, and the results are often far from negative. How then should we deal with the intractable differences arising from complex modern culture?

In Agonistics, Mouffe develops her philosophy, taking particular interest in international relations, strategies for radical politics and the politics of artistic practices. In a series of coruscating essays, she engages with cosmopolitanism, post-operaism, and theories of multiple modernities to argue in favor of a multipolar world with a real cultural and political pluralism.

Agonistics by Chantal Mouffe

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Agonistics Thinking The World Politically
Written by Chantal Mouffe

Trade Paperback, 224 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political | $24.95 | 978-1-78168-103-9 (1-78168-103-1)

Agonistics by Chantal Mouffe

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Agonistics Thinking The World Politically
Written by Chantal Mouffe

eBook, 224 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Political | $24.95 | 978-1-78168-235-7 (1-78168-235-6)

Left Hemisphere by Gregory Elliott

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Left Hemisphere Mapping Contemporary Theory
Written by Razmig Keucheyan
Translated by Gregory Elliott

Hardcover, 304 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Movements - Critical Theory; Philosophy - Political | $29.95 | 978-1-78168-102-2 (1-78168-102-3)

As the crisis of capitalism unfolds, the need for alternatives is felt ever more intensely—the struggle between radical movements and the forces of reaction will be merciless. A crucial battlefield, where the outcome of the crisis will in part be decided, will be that of theory.

Over the last quarter century, radical intellectuals across the world have produced important and innovative ideas. The endeavor to transform the world without falling into the traps of past catastrophic—so-called socialist—experiments has been a common element uniting these new approaches. The works of authors such as Antonio Negri, Slavoj Žižek, Donna Haraway, Alain Badiou, Edward Said, Jacques Ranciere, Judith Butler, Giorgio Agamben, Fredric Jameson, Gayatri Spivak, and Axel Honneth, among many others, show that the critique of capitalism in its various dimensions is alive and well.

This book offers the first global cartography of the expanding intellectual field of critical contemporary thought. More than thirty authors and intellectual currents of every nationality are represented in a clear and succinct manner. A history of critical thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is also provided, helping situate current thinkers in a broader historical and sociological perspective.

Left Hemisphere by Gregory Elliott

2013-07-02T00:30:00-05:00

Left Hemisphere Mapping Contemporary Theory
Written by Razmig Keucheyan
Translated by Gregory Elliott

eBook, 304 pages | Verso | Philosophy - Movements - Critical Theory; Philosophy - Political | $29.95 | 978-1-78168-231-9 (1-78168-231-3)

Notes On Democracy by H.L. Mencken

2013-03-20T00:30:00-05:00

Notes On Democracy
Written by H.L. Mencken

eBook | Knopf | Humor; Philosophy - Political; Political Science - Democracy | $9.99 | 978-0-307-83078-4 (0-307-83078-0)

[Democracy] is, perhaps, the most charming form of government ever devised by man... It is based on propositions that are palpably not true and what is not true, as everyone knows, is always immensely more fascinating and satisfying to the vast majority of men than what is true...

H.L. Mencken, America's greatest journalist and critic, wrote Notes on Democracy over 80 years ago. His time, the paranoid and intolerant years of World War I, Prohibition and the Scopes trial, is strikingly like our own. Notes isn't just a blast from the past, but also a perceptive and unsentimental report on contemporary life.

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

2012-08-07T00:30:00-05:00

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

Trade Paperback, 280 pages | EVOLVER EDITIONS | Political Science - Public Policy; Philosophy - Political; Business & Economics - Organizational Behavior | $14.95 | 978-1-58394-500-1 (1-58394-500-8)

Lifelong activist Tom Atlee proposes innovative ways to distill the wisdom of ordinary people in order to better guide public policy. In Empowering Public Wisdom, Atlee recognizes currently popular forms of progressive democracy advocates, such as citizen participation and voter education, but suggests that what is really needed is a re-thinking of the very concept of democracy; Atlee advocates the use of "public wisdom," a collective intelligence that can be drawn upon to guide public policy and action. Reaching beyond partisan politics, Atlee explores how a diversity of views can be engaged around public issues in ways that generate a coherent, shared "voice of the people" that takes most or all of the population's perspectives and needs into account. Atlee's core approach is through "citizen deliberative councils," in which a small group of people randomly selected creates a "mini-public" or a microcosm of the larger population. Citizen councils engage in the study of a public issue and make recommendations to public officials and the community, but disband afterward; when a new issue arises, a new council is formed. Ultimately, Atlee aims even higher, suggesting a possible fourth branch of government to better balance our current democratic system. Combining a radical vision with practical solutions, Empowering Public Wisdom provides a unique and refreshing voice in the political arena.

Empowering Public Wisdom is part of the EVOLVER EDITIONS Manifesto Series.

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

2012-08-07T00:30:00-05:00

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

eBook, 280 pages | EVOLVER EDITIONS | Political Science - Public Policy; Philosophy - Political; Business & Economics - Organizational Behavior | $10.95 | 978-1-58394-516-2 (1-58394-516-4)

The Prince by Michael Ennis

2012-07-17T00:30:00-05:00

The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Foreword by Michael Ennis

eBook, 75 pages | Doubleday | History - Renaissance; Philosophy - Political; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical | $0.00 | 978-0-307-96254-6 (0-307-96254-7)

Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.

Astonishing in its candor, The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. In The Prince what he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion. Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government and is the ultimate book on power politics.

The Path to Hope by Edgar Morin

2012-04-24T00:30:00-05:00

The Path to Hope
Written by Stephane Hessel and Edgar Morin

Hardcover, 112 pages | Other Press | Philosophy - Political; Political Science - Economic Conditions; Political Science - Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights | $8.00 | 978-1-59051-560-0 (1-59051-560-9)

A short, incisive political tract that criticizes the culture of finance capitalism and calls for a return to the humanist values of the enlightenment: equality, liberty, freedom as defined in the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a return to community, mutual respect, freedom from poverty, and an end to theocracy and fundamentalism. The authors argue that a return to these values constitutes “a path to hope,” leading the way out of the present worldwide malaise brought on by economic collapse, moral failure, and an ignorance of history.

For the authors, 20th-century fascism was no mere abstraction—it was a brutal system brought on by a similar malaise, a system they fought against. This gives their book special urgency.

The Path to Hope is written by two esteemed French thinkers—94-year-old Stephane Hessel and 90-year-old Edgar Morin, following on the heels of Hessel’s Indignez-vous! (Time for Outrage!). Both books have become bestsellers in France and throughout Europe. Both have also become foundational documents underpinning the worldwide protest movement of which Occupy Wall Street is the American subset.

The Path to Hope by Edgar Morin

2012-04-24T00:30:00-05:00

The Path to Hope
Written by Stephane Hessel and Edgar Morin

eBook | Other Press | Philosophy - Political; Political Science - Economic Conditions; Political Science - Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights | $5.99 | 978-1-59051-561-7 (1-59051-561-7)

Random House New Releases - Philosophy - Political

The Ego And His Own by Max Stirner

The Ego And His Own The Case Of The Individual Against AuthorityWritten by Max Stirner

The Ego And His Own by Max Stirner

The Ego And His Own The Case Of The Individual Against AuthorityWritten by Max Stirner

Representing Capital by Fredric Jameson

Representing Capital A Reading Of Volume OneWritten by Fredric Jameson

Representing Capital by Fredric Jameson

Representing Capital A Reading Of Volume OneWritten by Fredric Jameson

Identity And Difference by Etienne Balibar

Identity And Difference John Locke And The Invention Of ConsciousnessWritten by Etienne Balibar

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 by David Harvey

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 Written by David Harvey

A Companion to Marx's Capital, Vols. 1 & 2 Shrinkwrapped by David Harvey

A Companion to Marx's Capital, Vols. 1 & 2 Shrinkwrapped Written by David Harvey

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 by David Harvey

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 Written by David Harvey

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 by David Harvey

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2 Written by David Harvey

Agonistics by Chantal Mouffe

Agonistics Thinking The World PoliticallyWritten by Chantal Mouffe

Agonistics by Chantal Mouffe

Agonistics Thinking The World PoliticallyWritten by Chantal Mouffe

Agonistics by Chantal Mouffe

Agonistics Thinking The World PoliticallyWritten by Chantal Mouffe

Left Hemisphere by Gregory Elliott

Left Hemisphere Mapping Contemporary TheoryWritten by Razmig Keucheyan Translated by Gregory Elliott

Left Hemisphere by Gregory Elliott

Left Hemisphere Mapping Contemporary TheoryWritten by Razmig Keucheyan Translated by Gregory Elliott

Notes On Democracy by H.L. Mencken

Notes On Democracy Written by H.L. Mencken

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led PoliticsWritten by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led PoliticsWritten by Tom Atlee

The Prince by Michael Ennis

The Prince Written by Niccolo Machiavelli Foreword by Michael Ennis

The Path to Hope by Edgar Morin

The Path to Hope Written by Stephane Hessel and Edgar Morin

The Path to Hope by Edgar Morin

The Path to Hope Written by Stephane Hessel and Edgar Morin

The Ego And His Own The Case Of The Individual Against Authority
Written by Max Stirner

The Ego And His Own The Case Of The Individual Against Authority
Written by Max Stirner

Representing Capital A Reading Of Volume One
Written by Fredric Jameson

Representing Capital A Reading Of Volume One
Written by Fredric Jameson

Identity And Difference John Locke And The Invention Of Consciousness
Written by Etienne Balibar

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2
Written by David Harvey

A Companion to Marx's Capital, Vols. 1 & 2 Shrinkwrapped
Written by David Harvey

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2
Written by David Harvey

A Companion To Marx's Capital, Volume 2
Written by David Harvey

Agonistics Thinking The World Politically
Written by Chantal Mouffe

Agonistics Thinking The World Politically
Written by Chantal Mouffe

Agonistics Thinking The World Politically
Written by Chantal Mouffe

Left Hemisphere Mapping Contemporary Theory
Written by Razmig Keucheyan
Translated by Gregory Elliott

Left Hemisphere Mapping Contemporary Theory
Written by Razmig Keucheyan
Translated by Gregory Elliott

Notes On Democracy
Written by H.L. Mencken

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Foreword by Michael Ennis

The Path to Hope
Written by Stephane Hessel and Edgar Morin

The Path to Hope
Written by Stephane Hessel and Edgar Morin