Devin Zane Shaw Philosophy of Antifascism (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Philosophy of AntifascismCondition: NewSubtitle: Punching Nazis and Fighting White SupremacyAuthor: Devin Zane ShawFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 1786615576EAN: 9781786615572ISBN: 9781786615572Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield InternationalGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityTopic: Law & PoliticsRelease Date: 06/15/2020Description: On January 20th, 2017, during an interview on the streets of Washington D.C., white nationalist Richard Spencer was punched by an anonymous antifascist. The moment was caught on video and quickly went viral, and soon “punching Nazis” was a topic of heated public debate. How might this kind of militant action be conceived of, or justified, philosophically? Can we find a deep commitment to antifascism in the history of philosophy?Through the existentialism of Simone de Beauvoir, with some reference to Fanon and Sartre, this book identifies the philosophical reasons for the political action being enacted by contemporary antifascists. In addition, using the work of Jacques Rancière, it argues that the alt-right and the far right aren’t a kind of politics at all, but rather forms of paramilitary mobilization aimed at re-entrenching the power of the state and capital.Devin Shaw argues that in order to resist fascist mobilization, contemporary movements find a diversity of tactics more useful than principled nonviolence. Antifascism must focus on the systemic causes of the re-emergence of fascism, and thus must fight capital accumulation and the underlying white supremacism. Providing new, incisive interpretations of Beauvoir, existentialism, and Rancière, he makes the case for organizing a broader militant movement against fascism.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 215mmItem Length: 148mmItem Width: 21mmItem Weight: 386gBook Series: Living ExistentialismRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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