Radical French Thought and the Return of the "Jewish Question"

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Radical French Thought and the Return of the "Jewish Question" by Eric Marty, Indiana University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Eric Marty ISBN: 9780253016843
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: May 22, 2015
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Eric Marty
ISBN: 9780253016843
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: May 22, 2015
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

For English-speaking readers, this book serves as an introduction to an important French intellectual whose work, especially on the issues of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, runs counter to the hostility shown toward Jews by some representatives of contemporary critical theory. It presents for the first time in English five essays by Éric Marty, previously published in France, with a new preface by the author addressed to his American readers. The focus of these essays is the debate in France and elsewhere in Europe concerning the "Jew." The first essay on Jean Genet, one of postwar France’s most important literary figures, investigates the nature of Genet’s virulent antisemitism and hatred of Israel and its significance for an understanding of contemporary phenomena. The curious reappearance of St. Paul in theological and political discourse is discussed in another essay, which describes and analyses the interest that secular writers of the far left have shown in Paul’s "universalism" placed over and against Jewish or Israeli particularism. The remaining essays are more polemical in nature and confront the anti-Israeli attacks by Alain Badiou and Gilles Deleuze.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

For English-speaking readers, this book serves as an introduction to an important French intellectual whose work, especially on the issues of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, runs counter to the hostility shown toward Jews by some representatives of contemporary critical theory. It presents for the first time in English five essays by Éric Marty, previously published in France, with a new preface by the author addressed to his American readers. The focus of these essays is the debate in France and elsewhere in Europe concerning the "Jew." The first essay on Jean Genet, one of postwar France’s most important literary figures, investigates the nature of Genet’s virulent antisemitism and hatred of Israel and its significance for an understanding of contemporary phenomena. The curious reappearance of St. Paul in theological and political discourse is discussed in another essay, which describes and analyses the interest that secular writers of the far left have shown in Paul’s "universalism" placed over and against Jewish or Israeli particularism. The remaining essays are more polemical in nature and confront the anti-Israeli attacks by Alain Badiou and Gilles Deleuze.

More books from Indiana University Press

Cover of the book Branch Line Empires by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Muslims and New Media in West Africa by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Land, Mobility, and Belonging in West Africa by Eric Marty
Cover of the book A History of Women in Russia by Eric Marty
Cover of the book My Life with Trains by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Germans on the Kenyan Coast by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Leo Ornstein by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Thinking about Video Games by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Horror in the Heartland by Eric Marty
Cover of the book The Tears of the Black Man by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Minerals, Collecting, and Value across the US-Mexico Border by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Railroads of Meridian by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Volatile State by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Allusion as Narrative Premise in Brahms’s Instrumental Music by Eric Marty
Cover of the book Mastering the Flute with William Bennett by Eric Marty
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy