Sanbonmatsu, John
The Postmodern Prince
Critical theory, left strategy and the making of a new political subject
New York: Monthly Review Press, 2004, 272
The Postmodern Prince provides a historically-grounded critique of postmodernism, and a history of how the socialist Left has helped to create its ideas. In the course of this two-sided critique, it develops an account of a Marxism that sets itself the task of building a collective political subjecta successor to Machiavelli's Prince and Gramsci's Modern Princecapable of challenging capitalism in its moment of global crisis.
Sanbonmatsu demonstrates the limitations of the work of Michel Foucault, and more recently, Hardt and Negri's much-acclaimed Empire. In the process he validates for Marxism the classical idea of politics as hegemonic in scope, revolutionary in aspiration,and dependent on the capacity of leadership to rise to unforeseen challenges. He draws on an extraordinary range of historical, political and philosophical analyses to set out the preconditions for a renewal of strategic and theoretical vision for the Left. (from IGS, news, n. 14)
Sanbonmatsu demonstrates the limitations of the work of Michel Foucault, and more recently, Hardt and Negri's much-acclaimed Empire. In the process he validates for Marxism the classical idea of politics as hegemonic in scope, revolutionary in aspiration,and dependent on the capacity of leadership to rise to unforeseen challenges. He draws on an extraordinary range of historical, political and philosophical analyses to set out the preconditions for a renewal of strategic and theoretical vision for the Left. (from IGS, news, n. 14)
| Language | eng |
| Names |
[author] Sanbonmatsu, John |
| Subjects |
Post Moderno e Postmodernismo
Post modern (or Postmodernism )
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Breiner, Peter
J. Sanbonmatsu, "The Postmodern Prince" [Review]
J. Sanbonmatsu, "The Postmodern Prince" [Review]
Martin, James
J. Sanbonmatsu, "The Postmodern Prince" [Review]
J. Sanbonmatsu, "The Postmodern Prince" [Review]
