Palgrave Advances in Continental Political Thought [Paperback]

An accessible, higher-level introduction to a key selection of continental European thinkers from Spinoza to Zizek. Covering 'classical' exponents of the tradition such as Hegel and Marx, 'moderns' like Gramsci and Habermas and 'postmoderns' like Lacan and Deleuze, the volume introduces the main ideas of each thinker and reflects on their enduring theoretical relevance. The impressive breadth and contemporary angle make this a unique, up-to-date collection that will be invaluable to students and teaching staff alike.Introduction; T.Carver & J.Martin PART 1: 'CLASSICS' Spinoza; C.Williams Kant; H.Williams Hegel; A.Burns Marx; B.Macdonald Nietzsche; G.Babst PART 2:'MODERNS' Heidegger; E.Wingenbach Gadamer; K.Spence Schmitt; R.Cristi Gramsci; J.Martin Luk?cs; T.Hall Arendt; R.T.Tsao Althusser; B.Arditi Habermas; L.Thomassen PART 3: 'POSTMODERNS' Lacan; K.Campbell Ricoeur; D.Akrivoulis Foucault; A.Barry Derrida; M.Dillon Deleuze; N.Widder Baudrillard; T.Luke Zizek; G.Daly Notes on ContributorsEditorial Advisory BoardDimitrios Akrivoulis, Department of Balkan Studies, University of Western Macedonia, MacedoniaBenjamin Arditt, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, National University of Mexico, MexicoGordon Babst, Department of Political Science, Chapman University, USAAndrew Barry. Centre for the Study of Invention and Social Process, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UKTony Burns, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, UKKirsten Campbell, Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UKRenato Cristi, Department of Philosophy, Wilfrid Laurier University, CanadaGlyn Daly, School of Social Sciences, University of Northampton, UKJames Der Derian, Watson Insittute for International Studies, Brown University, USAMichael Dillon, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, UKTimothy Hall, School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London, UKTimothy Luke, Department of PlcG