An Archaeology of the Political by Elas Palti

An Archaeology of the Political by Elas Palti

A historical-conceptual perspective on the concept of the political

Elias Palti's book is one of the most original interpretations of the political (as opposed to politics) in many yearsHis conceptual history is a longue duree account of practices of representation of the divine, the sovereign, the people, war, and the search for a basic unity of the world. As we consider whether we have come to the end of this long quest, this book can be read as the story of our journey. -- Jeremy I. Adelman, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History and Director of the Global History Lab at Princeton University A tour de force. Palti's concise conceptual history of 'the political' dethrones our most cherished ideas about what political modernity is and where it came from. -- Mark Thurner, Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London This is a key book that fills significant gaps in the scholarship of the long conceptual history of the political. -- Federico Finchelstein, The New School for Social Research Palti's book is the best expression of the need to reconsider theology in light of its historical link to the Baroque. -- Maria Pia Lara, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico At a time when confidence in virtually all traditional modes of governance is rapidly eroding, the historical roots of our current dilemma have to be exposed before any prospect can exist of viable solutions. In this bold and ambitious survey of Western political theory and practice since the 17th century, which draws its lessons from European and Latin American history, as well as baroque and modern art, Elias Palti provides a ruthlessly incisive analysis of the sources of our unfolding crisis. An Archaeology of the Political exemplifies the power of conceptual history at its best not only to illuminate the past, but also perhaps light the way a better future. -- Martin E. Jay, University of California, Berkeley

Elias Jose Palti is principal researcher for the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Argentina), a professor at both the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, and the director of the Center for Intellectual History at the National University of Quilmes. He is a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow and the author of ten books in Spanish and many articles in different languages.

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ISBN 13	9780231179928
ISBN 10	0231179928
Title	An Archaeology of the Political
Author	Elías Palti
Series	Columbia Studies In Political Thought Political History
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Columbia University Press
Year published	2017-03-14
Number of pages	264
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