Intellectuals and (counter- ) politics : essays in historical realism / Gavin Smith.

Author
Smith, Gavin A. [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
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Contemporary forms of capitalism and the state require close analytic attention to reveal the conditions of possibility for effective counter-politics. On the other hand the practice of collective politics needs to be studied through historical ethnography if we are to understand what might make people's actions effective. This book suggests a research agenda designed to maximize the political leverage of ordinary people faced with ever more remote states and technologies that make capitalism increasingly rapacious. Gavin Smith opens and closes this series of interlinked essays by proposing a.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
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  • 9781782383017 ((electronic bk.))
  • 1782383018 ((electronic bk.))
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