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Between the Norm and the Exception: The Frankfurt School and the Rule of Law (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought)
$30.00
This is a meticulously researched exposition of the theoretical development of two largely unheralded (at least in America) political theorists, Otto Kirchheimer and Franz Neumann. Responding to past influences such as Locke, Rousseau, Weber and even Schmitt, these two contemporaries made signficant strides in the development of a critical democratic theory that would be responsive to the concerns of a (post)modern age. This book serves as an excellent introduction to their work, and as such truly a must-read for anyone grappling with the challenges of contemporary democracy.

States Of Exception: Everyday Life and Postcolonial Identity
$25.50
Postcolonial Studies/Cultural Studies Explores the conflict between capitalism and tradition in an immigrant community. A philosophical anthropology of everyday experience, this book is also a deeply informed and thought-provoking reflection on the work of cultural critique. States of Exception looks into a community of immigrants from India living in southern New Jersey-a group to whom the author, as a daughter of two of its members, enjoyed unprecedented access. Her position allows Keya Ganguly to approach the culture of a middle-class group (albeit one that is marginalized by racial prejudice), while the group's relatively comfortable and protected style of life offers unusual insight into the concept of the everyday and the sense in which a seemingly commonplace existence can be understood as in crisis: a state of exception. Thus, Ganguly draws on the work of the Frankfurt School, particularly Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, to explore the possibilities of a dialectical critique of the everyday-a state of exception informing ordinary yet crisis-ridden narratives of the self under late capitalism. Keya Ganguly is assistant professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, where she teaches cultural studies, film, postcolonialism, Marxism, and critical theory. She is a coeditor of the journal Cultural Critique (see page 43). Translation Inquiries: University of Minnesota Press

The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them
$12.95
Received the order in a very timely manner which was important since I got the opportunity to have it autographed by Ms Goodman shortly after I got it.

The Universal Exception
$20.95
"The Universal Exception" is the second volume of the selected writings of Slavoj Zizek - one of the most provocative and inspiring writers on culture at work today. Bringing together a broad selection of Zizek's major writings on politics, "The Universal Exception" showcases Zizek's formidable range of interests and his style. The book includes his interventions on such world political events as the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the American-led invasion of Iraq, his celebration of the revolutionary potential of Stalinism, and his critique of Third Way politics. Together with Interrogating the Real, the first volume of Zizek's selected writings, this collection offers a superb introduction to the work of this prolific, controversial and vastly entertaining cultural commentator.