{"product_id":"fanaticism-on-the-uses-of-an-idea-paperback","title":"Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlberto Toscano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA genealogy of fanaticism--unearthing its long history, before it became a tool in the Clash of Civilizations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is commonplace to hear fanaticism described as a deviant or extreme variant of an already irrational set of religious beliefs, an assertion that helps to demonize convictions outside political orthodoxy. Alberto Toscano's compelling and erudite counter-history explodes this accepted convention by exploring the critical role fanaticism played in the formation of modern politics and the liberal state. Showing how fanaticism results from a failure to formulate an adequate emancipatory politics, this illuminating history sheds new light on an idea that continues to dominate debates about faith and secularism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This expanded edition includes new material that revisits the idea of fanaticism as it operates at the limits of the liberal political imaginary, highlighting its relation to fraternal violence, political purity and the refusal of compromise, as well as its centrality to times of social crisis and international conflict.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlberto Toscano\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Critical Theory in the Department of Sociology and Co-Director of the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Term Research Associate Professor at the School of Communications at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea\u003c\/i\u003e (Verso, 2010; 2017, 2nd ed.), \u003ci\u003eCartographies of the Absolute\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeff Kinkle, Zero Books, 2015), \u003ci\u003eUna visi?n compleja. Hac?a una est?tica de la econom?a\u003c\/i\u003e (Meier Ramirez, 2021), \u003ci\u003eLa abstracci?n real. Filosofia, est?tica y capital\u003c\/i\u003e (Palinodia, 2021), and the co-editor of the 3-volume \u003ci\u003eThe SAGE Handbook of Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e (with Sara Farris, Bev Skeggs and Svenja Bromberg, SAGE, 2022), and Ruth Wilson Gilmore's \u003ci\u003eAbolition Geography: Essays in Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e (with Brenna Bhandar, Verso, 2022). He is a member of the editorial board of the journal \u003ci\u003eHistorical Materialism: Research in Critical Marxist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and is series editor of The Italian List for Seagull Books. He is also the translator of numerous books and essays by Antonio Negri, Alain Badiou, Franco Fortini, Furio Jesi and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520333431005,"sku":"9781786630544","price":47.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/jBQww5jmv_9781786630544.webp?v=1772239480","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/fanaticism-on-the-uses-of-an-idea-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}