<i>Deconstructing Zionism</i> is by turn spectacular, compelling, difficult and tangential. For a practical-minded reader of politics, the contributions discussed here count amongst the best.

New Zealand International Review

As timely as one can get...Deconstructing Zionism serves as an important reminder that Zionism as such can never be simply deconstructed (indeed, the title of the volume is not Zionism Deconstructed), or its ideology set aside. Its appeal remains strong if not blinding. And as long as injustice for the Palestinians continues, Zionism will be there to justify the status quo, to deflect blame onto the other —whence the need for deconstructing it.

- Zahi Zalloua, Journal of the Society for Contemporary Thought in the Islamicate World

A volume of eleven essays edited and introduced by a prominent Italian philosopher and public intellectual (Vattimo) and a polymathic young academic (Marder),<i> Deconstructing Zionism </i>is admirable for the revealing light through which it re-reads a phenomenon that, as the book’s title aptly suggests, exemplifies the seemingly inextricability of politics from metaphysics — Zionism.

- Andrew M. Wender, JD, PhD, University of Victoria, Middle East Media and Book Reviews Online

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[A] welcome addition to the critique of Zionism.

- Rumy Hasan, University of Sussex, UK, E-International Relations

To open, to disassemble, to examine of what the assemblage is made. To think its conditions, its stakes, its possible or vanished meaning anew. That is what 'deconstruction' means. It arises from a real consideration, in the strongest sense, of the chosen object. Today, it is obviously necessary to make Zionism that object, among others—not only the word itself but also all the significations it carries. That is why one must salute the initiative behind this book.

- Jean-Luc Nancy, Professor Emeritus, Strasbourg, France,

This unique book includes perceptive analyses of Zionism by some of today's leading philosophers. A 'must read' for anyone seeking the theoretical tools to address the conflict in the Middle East and committed to global social justice.

- Simon Critchley, Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy, The New School for Social Research,

For those of us who believe that the political and moral health of the global world depends on a just and fair solution to the problems that beset Palestine/Israel, this book is an illuminating contribution. These essays written by diverse and gifted hands explore the politics of nationhood and territorial coexistence from a plurality of philosophical, theological, and secular perspectives. The most interesting essays lead us towards the condition of the Middle East via a reflection on other political situations defined by proximity, ambivalence, and antagonism. This is an ambitious and engrossing volume.

- Homi K. Bhabha, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University, US,

This volume in the Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy series provides a political and philosophical critique of Zionism.While other nationalisms seem to have adapted to twenty-first century realities and shifting notions of state and nation, Zionism has largely remained tethered to a nineteenth century mentality, including the glorification of the state as the only means of expressing the spirit of the people. These essays, contributed by eminent international thinkers including Slavoj Zizek, Luce Irigaray, Judith Butler, Gianni Vattimo, Walter Mignolo, Marc Ellis, and others, deconstruct the political-metaphysical myths that are the framework for the existence of Israel. Collectively, they offer a multifaceted critique of the metaphysical, theological, and onto-political grounds of the Zionist project and the economic, geopolitical, and cultural outcomes of these foundations.A significant contribution to the debates surrounding the state of Israel today, this groundbreaking work will appeal to anyone interested in political theory, philosophy, Jewish thought, and the Middle East conflict.
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Introduction: “If not now, when?”Gianni Vattimo & Michael MarderChapter 1: Anti-Semitism and Its TransformationsSlavoj ŽižekChapter 2: How to Become an Anti-ZionistGianni VattimoChapter 3: Is Judaism Zionism? Or, Arendt and the Critique of the Nation-StateJudith ButlerChapter 4: Decolonizing the Nation-State: Zionism in the Colonial Horizon of ModernityWalter MignoloChapter 5: Karl Marx and Hannah Arendt on the Jewish Question: Political Theology as a CritiqueArtemy MagunChapter 6: Notes on the Prophetic Instability of ZionismMarc H. EllisChapter 7: The Spirit of Zionism: Derrida, Ruah, and the Purloined BirthrightChristopher WiseChapter 8: Rex, or the Negation of WanderingRanjana KhannaChapter 9: The Hermeneutical Stance: Being Discharged at the Margins of Political ZionismSantiago Zabala Chapter 10: The Zionist SynecdocheMichael MarderChapter 11: Sharing Humanity: Towards Peaceful Coexistence in DifferenceLuce IrigarayIndex
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This Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy volume offers a critique of the foundations of the Zionist project and its culmination in the state of Israel.
Integrates the theory and practice of opposing state violence and oppressive collective identity formation
Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy encourages a sustained dialogue between the most important intellectual currents in recent European philosophy--including phenomenology, deconstruction, hermeneutics--and key political theories and concepts, both classical and modern. In doing so, it not only sheds new light on today's shifting political realities but also explores the previously neglected consequences of the two disciplines.
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ISBN
9781441105943
Publisert
2014-01-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Vekt
325 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Om bidragsyterne

Gianni Vattimo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a member of the European Parliament. He is the author of Hermeneutic Communism (co-authored with S. Zabala), A Farewell to Truth; The Responsibility of the Philosopher; Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith (with R. Girard); Not Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography (with P. Paterlini); Art’s Claim to Truth; After the Death of God (with John D. Caputo); Dialogue with Nietzsche; The Future of Religion (with Richard Rorty); Nihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and Law; and After Christianity.

Michael Marder
is Ikerbasque Research Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz. He is the Associate Editor of Telos: A Quarterly Journal of Critical Thought and the author of The Event of The Thing: Derrida's Post-Deconstructive Realism (2009).