skip to content
The meaning of Sarkozy
ClosePreview this item

The meaning of Sarkozy

Author: Alain Badiou; David Fernbach
Publisher: London ; New York : Verso, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
"Alain Badiou, France's leading radical theorist and commentator, dissects the Sarkozy phenomenon in this sharp, focused intervention. He argues that the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President does not necessarily signal a crucial turning point in French politics, nor require a further rightward move from competing electoral forces. To understand the significance of Sarkozy, we have to look beyond the right-wing
Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

 

Find a copy in the library

&AllPage.SpinnerRetrieving; Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Named Person: Nicolas Sarkozy; Nicolas Sarkozy; Nicolas Sarkozy; Nicolas Sarkozy
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Alain Badiou; David Fernbach
ISBN: 9781844673094 184467309X 9781844676293 1844676293
OCLC Number: 227016452
Notes: Translation of: De quoi Sarkozy est-il le nom?
First published: Paris, France : Nouvelles éditions Lignes, 2007.
Description: 117 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Introduction to the English-Language Edition --
1. Before the Election --
2. After the Election --
3. Eight Points, to Start With --
4. Only One World --
5. Courage in these Circumstances --
6. France's Transcendental: Pétainism --
7. The Incorruptible --
8. Must the Communist Hypothesis Be Abandoned? --
9. The History of the Communist Hypothesis and Its Present Moment.
Other Titles: De quoi Sarkozy est-il le nom?
Sarkozy
Responsibility: Alain Badiou ; translated by David Fernbach.

Abstract:

When Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of the France in 2007, the world was shocked. Could this out and out right-winger really be the new leader of the Republic? This book claims that, in and of  Read more...

Reviews

Editorial reviews

Publisher Synopsis

"One of the most important philosophers writing today." Joan Copjec "Scarcely any other moral thinker of our day is as politically clear-sighted and courageously polemical, so prepared to put notions Read more...

 
User-contributed reviews
Retrieving GoodReads reviews...

Tags

Be the first.
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Linked Data


<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227016452>
library:oclcnum"227016452"
library:placeOfPublication
library:placeOfPublication
library:placeOfPublication
owl:sameAs<info:oclcnum/227016452>
rdf:typeschema:Book
rdfs:seeAlso
rdfs:seeAlso
rdfs:seeAlso
rdfs:seeAlso
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
rdf:typeschema:Person
schema:name"Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-"
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:about
schema:author
schema:contributor
schema:copyrightYear"2008"
schema:datePublished"2008"
schema:inLanguage"en"
schema:name"The meaning of Sarkozy"
schema:numberOfPages"117"
schema:publisher
schema:reviews
rdf:typeschema:Review
schema:itemReviewed<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227016452>
schema:reviewBody""Alain Badiou, France's leading radical theorist and commentator, dissects the Sarkozy phenomenon in this sharp, focused intervention. He argues that the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President does not necessarily signal a crucial turning point in French politics, nor require a further rightward move from competing electoral forces. To understand the significance of Sarkozy, we have to look beyond the right-wing populism and vulgarity of the man himself, and ask what he represents: a reactionary tradition that goes back to the early nineteenth century, a tradition based on fear."
umbel:isLike<http://bnb.data.bl.uk/id/resource/GBA8A1450>
Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.