Inventing the New : : History and Politics in Jean-Paul Sartre / / Luca Basso.
"Gilles Deleuze's assertion that 'Sartre knew how to invent the New' suggests a vital aspect of the French philosopher, one that departs from the image that has often been presented of him. Criticism of the Soviet Union post 1956, together with the increasing prominence of anti-c...
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| Superior document: | Historical Materialism Book Series ; Volume 304 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2024] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Historical materialism book series ;
Volume 304. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 pages). |
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| Summary: | "Gilles Deleuze's assertion that 'Sartre knew how to invent the New' suggests a vital aspect of the French philosopher, one that departs from the image that has often been presented of him. Criticism of the Soviet Union post 1956, together with the increasing prominence of anti-colonial struggles and a series of experiences that would find their condensation in 1968, pushed Sartre to a continuous rearticulation of his political ideas, on the basis of an intense confrontation with Marx. In Basso's lucid study, here newly translated into English, the expression 'singular universal' seeks to capture the revolutionary potential of individual and collective subjects, illuminating the close but also unstable relationship between history and politics"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9004686975 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Luca Basso. |