Proletarian Nights

Proletarian Nights - Paperback

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Proletarian Nights - Paperback

Proletarian Nights - Paperback

by Jacques Ranciere
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Book Overview

by Jacques Ranciere (Author), Donald Reid (Introduction by)

Proletarian Nights, previously published in English as Nights of Labor and one of Rancière's most important works, dramatically reinterprets the Revolution of 1830, contending that workers were not rebelling against specific hardships and conditions but against the unyielding predetermination of their lives. Through a study of worker-run newspapers, letters, journals, and worker-poetry, Rancière reveals the contradictory and conflicting stories that challenge the coherence of these statements celebrating labor.

This updated edition includes a new preface by the author, revisiting the work twenty years since its first publication in France.

Author Biography

Jacques Rancière is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-VIII. His books include The Politics of Aesthetics, On the Shores of Politics, Short Voyages to the Land of the People, The Nights of Labor, Staging the People, and The Emancipated Spectator.

Number of Pages: 478
Dimensions: 1.4 x 9.1 x 6 IN
Publication Date: April 17, 2012
ISBN9781844677788
Author Jacques Ranciere
PublisherVerso
GenreNews & politics and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages478
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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