{"product_id":"9781350638990","title":"Politics of Disappointment Failure as an Ideological Principle","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePolitical Theory and Contemporary Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePolitics of Disappointment\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFailure as an Ideological Principle\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRafael Holmberg | Michael Marder | Giovanbattista Tusa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Movements \/ Critical Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is no longer time to defend victory or success, but to defend disappointment. \u003c\/b\u003eRather than attempting to regain the lost hope of the 20th century's progressive social movements, this book critiques the history and legacy of our success-oriented culture, and offers a radical alternative: the embracing of disappointment itself. Through a series of chapters critiquing our understanding of failure, the politics of feeling, and contemporary capitalist logic, the book tracks a history of disappointment and its political possibilities today; it places Marx, Schelling and Hegel into dialogue with Badiou, Lacan, Althusser and Jameson, among others, and raises a compelling argument for failure as containing the seeds of a new mode of public and private fulfilment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith diverse references, from Roman Polanski's \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) and Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eA Doll House\u003c\/i\u003e, to the Occupy Movement and BLM, the book offers a persuasive analysis of widespread political apathy and how it might be transformed into a credible philosophical and political force. Via a comparative reading of political theory, continental philosophy, and psychoanalysis, the book reconsiders the meaning and role of disappointment in contemporary politics, and how this prickly and undertheorized feeling can translate into real political force and even transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritiquing the very real structures that leave us constantly seeking more, yet remaining undernourished and dissatisfied, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Disappointment\u003c\/i\u003e offers a roadmap out of failure and into the radical potential that lies dormant in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRafael Holmberg \u003c\/b\u003eis a political writer, social theorist, and researcher on philosophy and psychoanalysis based at University College London, UK.Holmberg's writings have appeared in a variety of journals and magazines, including \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Speculative Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZ Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e Politics.co.uk, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher 1923\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadical Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAeon\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a PhD in Philosophy and Psychoanalytic Theory.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350638990\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944895217804,"sku":"9781350638990","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_265aafea-542a-4a55-b45e-ea19e3396431.jpg?v=1786036510","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350638990","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}