Étienne Balibar ; translations by Christine Jones, James Swenson, Chris Turner.
New York :
Verso,
2002.
xv, 176 pages ;
22 cm.
Phronesis
"The essays collected in this book have already appeared in French, albeit in a different form"--Page [vii].
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Three Concepts of Politics: Emancipation, Transformation, Civility -- 2. Is There Such a Thing as European Racism? -- 3. Ambiguous Identities -- 4. What is a Border? -- 5. The Borders of Europe -- 6. Is a European Citizenship Possible? -- 7. Violence, Ideality and Cruelty -- 8. Ambiguous Universality.
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"As one of Louis Althusser's most brilliant students in the 1960s, Etienne Balibar contributed to the theoretical collective masterpiece of Reading Capital. Since then he has established himself amongst the most subtle philosophical and political thinkers in France. In Politics and the Other Scene Balibar deepens and extends the work he first developed with Immanuel Wallerstein in Race, Nation, Class. Exploring the theme of universalism and difference, he addresses questions such as "European racism, " the notion of the border, whether a European citizenship is possible or desirable, violence and politics, identity and emancipation"--provided by publisher.