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A01=Boris Groys
Author_Boris Groys
B06=Thomas Ford
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=NL-AB
Category=NL-JP
COP=United Kingdom
Discount=15
Format=BB
Format_Hardback
HMM=210
IMPN=Verso Books
ISBN13=9781844674305
Language_English
PA=Available
PD=20100127
POP=London
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
PUB=Verso Books
Subject=Politics & Government
Subject=The Arts: General Issues
WMM=140

The Communist Postscript

Hardback | English

By (author): Boris Groys

Translated by: Thomas Ford

The contemporary world, argues Boris Groys, was made possible by the downfall of historical communism. At the same time, today''s political and aesthetic strategies - from a unified Europe to political Islam and contemporary mass culture - all bear the imprint of communist heritage. The renowned art critic and philosopher Boris Groys explores this post-communist condition through a radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy. He argues that communist revolution is the transcription of society from the medium of money to the medium of language - a linguistic turn at the level of social praxis. From Plato''s philosopher-king onwards, philosophers have dreamt of ruling society through the mastery of language. Groys claims that the end of Soviet communism sets this dream free for new attempts to organize society through language, the medium of equality. See more
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Product Details
  • Format: Hardback
  • Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Jan 2010
  • Publisher: Verso Books
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781844674305
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