Toscano Alberto - Fanaticism On The Uses Of An Idea - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A genealogy of fanaticism unearthing its long history before it became a tool in the Clash of Civilizations It is commonplace to hear fanaticism described as a deviant or extreme variant of an already irrational set of religious beliefs an assertion that helps to demonize convictions outside political orthodoxy. Alberto Toscano's compelling and erudite counter - history explodes this accepted convention by exploring the critical role fanaticism played in the formation of modern politics and the liberal state. Showing how fanaticism results from a failure to formulate an adequate emancipatory politics this illuminating history sheds new light on an idea that continues to dominate debates about faith and secularism. This expanded edition includes new material that revisits the idea of fanaticism as it operates at the limits of the liberal political imaginary highlighting its relation to fraternal violence political purity and the refusal of compromise as well as its centrality to times of social crisis and international conflict.
Title: Fanaticism On The Uses Of An Idea
Author(s): Toscano Alberto
Publisher: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781786630544
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 8/29/2017
Category: Political Activism