9781844674244 - Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea von Toscano, Alberto (6 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. The dust jacket has a little wear, with a small tear on the top spine. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. 277 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. TOSCANO, ALBERTO Fanaticism: On the uses of an idea. [HARDCOVER]. London: Verso, 2010. Large 8vo., xxvi, 277 p. Signed and inscribed by the author. Original binding. Dust wrapper. As new ISBN: 9781844674244 CATALOG: Philosophy KEYWORDS: Psychology social science History of religions Fanaticism The idea of fanaticism as a deviant or extreme variant of an already irrational set of religious beliefs is today invoked by the West in order to demonize and psychologize any non-liberal politics. Alberto Toscano's compelling and erudite counter-history explodes this accepted interpretation in exploring the critical role fanaticism played in forming modern politics and the liberal state. Tracing its development from the traumatic Peasants' War of early sixteenth-century Germany to contemporary Islamism, Toscano tears apart the sterile opposition of 'reasonableness' and fanaticism. Instead, in a radical new interpretation, he places the fanatic at the very heart of politics, arguing that historical and revolutionary transformations require a new understanding of his role. Showing how fanaticism results from the failure to formulate an adequate emancipatory politics, this illuminating history sheds new light on an idea that continues to dominate debates about faith and secularism.