false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362228m/387896.jpg 387896 4 <B>A vehement defense of the principle of democracy against neo-conservative repression.</B><BR><BR>Jacques Rancière was a student of Althusser before he famously turned against his mentor; now, he's regarded as one of the major thinkers of our age. In his new book, he examines how the West can no longer simply extol the virtues of democracy by contrasting it with the horrors of totalitarianism. As certain governments are exporting democracy by brute force, and a reactionary strand in mainstream political opinion is willing to abandon civil liberties and destroy collective values of equality, Rancière explains how democracy&#151;government by all&#151;is the principle that de-legitimates any form of power based on the superiority of those who govern. Hence the fear, and consequently the hatred, of democracy amongst the new ruling class. <I>Hatred of Democracy</I> rediscovers the ever-new and subversive power of the democratic idea. 377525 2005 Hatred of Democracy total:19|5:6|4:5|3:5|2:2|1:1| 19 70 40 6 387896 1844670988 9781844670987 18 6 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362228m/387896.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387896.Hatred_of_Democracy 5 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 01 09:29:18 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 09:30:45 -0800 2009 387896 1844670988 9781844670987 18 6 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362228m/387896.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387896.Hatred_of_Democracy 3 0 false Wed May 13 11:14:53 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 11:15:10 -0700 2009 387896 1844670988 9781844670987 18 6 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362228m/387896.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387896.Hatred_of_Democracy 2 0 false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 09:11:04 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 14:01:03 -0700 2009 387896 1844670988 9781844670987 18 6 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174362228m/387896.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387896.Hatred_of_Democracy 1 0 false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 02:24:33 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 18 03:08:33 -0700 2009 Only provoked my hatred of abstract criticism

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