Badiou, Alain, 1937-

The rebirth of history / Rebirth of history : times of riots and uprisings Alain Badiou ; translated by Gregory Elliott. - London ; New York : Verso, 2012. - 120 p. ; 21 cm.

Originally published: Nouvelles éditions Lignes, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Capitalism today -- Immediate riot -- Latent riot -- Historical riot -- Riots and the West -- Riot, event, truth -- Event and political organization -- State and politics : identity and genericity -- Doctrinal summary -- To conclude (with a poet) -- Appendices: I. Tunisia and Egypt : the universal significance of the popular uprisings -- II. Short dialogue on the present times

9781844678792 (pbk.)


Historia moderna--Siglo XXI
Revoluciones--Historia--Siglo XXI
Revoluciones--Aspectos sociales

JC 491 / B136r 2012