{"product_id":"9781623562564","title":"Politics of Nihilism From the Nineteenth Century to Contemporary Israel","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePolitical Theory and Contemporary Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePolitics of Nihilism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom the Nineteenth Century to Contemporary Israel\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNitzan Lebovic | Michael Marder | Roy Ben-Shai | Giovanbattista Tusa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Movements \/ Utilitarianism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary politics is faced, on the one hand, with political stagnation and lack of a progressive vision on the side of formal, institutional politics, and, on the other, with various social movements that venture to challenge modern understandings of representation, participation,and democracy. Interestingly, both institutional and anti-institutional sides of this antagonism tend to accuse each other of \"nihilism\", namely, of mere oppositional destructiveness and failure to offer a constructive, positive alternative to the status quo. Nihilism seems, then, all engulfing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn order to better understand this political situation and ourselves within it,\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Nihilism\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a thorough theoretical examination of the concept of nihilism and its historical development followed by critical studies of Israeli politics and culture. The authors show that, rather than a mark of mutual opposition and despair, nihilism is a fruitful category for tracing and exploring the limits of political critique, rendering them less rigid and opening up a space of potentiality for thought, action, and creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNitzan Lebovic\u003c\/b\u003e is the Apter Chair of Holocaust Studies and Ethical Values at Lehigh University (PA).  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy Ben-Shai\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace, Justice and Human Rights at Haverford College (PA).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 September 2014\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\u003e9781623562564\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331294560396,"sku":"9781623562564","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4b94ccde-31ff-41ca-8db5-748b5be98c55.jpg?v=1783595733","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781623562564","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}