From Bakunin to Lacan
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From Bakunin to Lacan: Anti-Authoritarianism and the Dislocation of Power is a book on political philosophy by Saul Newman, published in 2001. It investigates the essential characteristics of anarchist theory, which holds that government and hierarchy are undesirable forms of social organisation. Newman seeks to move beyond the limitations these characteristics imposed on classical anarchism by using concepts from post-structuralist thought.
Author | Saul Newman |
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Language | English |
Subject | Anarchism, post-anarchism, postmodernism |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Publication date | April 28, 2001 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 208 pp. (first edition) |
ISBN | 0-7391-0240-0 |
OCLC | 45493176 |
320/.01 21 | |
LC Class | JC330 .N49 2001 |
By applying post-structuralist theory to anarchism, Newman presents an account of post-anarchism. His post-anarchism is more substantive than that of earlier thinkers, and has influenced later approaches to the philosophy. Released in a climate of an anarchist movement hostile to postmodern philosophy, From Bakunin to Lacan was criticised for its poor understanding of and engagement with contemporary anarchism.