The Charmed Circle of Ideology: A Critique of Laclau and Mouffe, Butler and Zizek

by Geoff Boucher

Set against the collapse of social theory into a theory of ideological discourse, Geoff Boucher sets to work a rigorous mapping of the contemporary field, targeting the relativist implications of this new form of philosophical idealism. Offering a detailed and immanent critique Boucher concentrates his critical attention on the 'postmarxism' of Laclau and Mouffe, Butler and Zizek. Combining close reading and careful exposition with polemical intent,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980544041
• ISBN13: 9780980544046
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Re.Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"