The Radicality of Love by Sre?ko Horvat (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Radicality of Love by Srećko Horvat What would happen if we could stroll through the revolutionary history of the 20th century and, without any fear of the possible responses, ask the main protagonists - from Lenin to Che Guevara, from Alexandra Kollontai to Ulrike Meinhof - seemingly naïve questions about love? Although all important political and social changes of the 20th century included heated debates on the role of love, it seems that in the 21st century of new technologies of the self (Grindr, Tinder, online dating, etc.) we are faced with a hyperinflation of sex, not love. By going back to the sexual revolution of the October Revolution and its subsequent repression, to Ches dilemma between love and revolutionary commitment and to the period of 68 (from communes to terrorism) and its commodification in late capitalism, the Croatian philosopher Srecko Horvat gives a possible answer to the question of why it is that the most radical revolutionaries like Lenin or Che were scared of the radicality of love. What is so radical about a seemingly conservative notion of love and why is it anything but conservative? This short book is a modest contribution to the current upheavals around the world - from Tahrir to Taksim, from Occupy Wall Street to Hong Kong, from Athens to Sarajevo - in which the question of love is curiously, surprisingly, absent. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography SREKO HORVAT is a philosopher and author of several books, most recently What Does Europe want? co-written with Slavoj iek. Table of Contents Foreplay: To Fall in Love, or Revolution 1.Love in the Age of Cold Intimacies 2.Desire in Tehran: What Are the Iranians Dreaming Of? 3.Libidinal Economy of the October Revolution 4.The Temptation of Che Guevara: Love or Revolution 5.What Do I Care about Vietnam, if I Have Orgasm Problems? Afterplay: The Radicality of Love Review "The relationship between politics and sexual love has been so often muddled and mystified by the Left – from the traditional Communist erotic conservatism through the ridiculous pseudo-revolutionary excesses of the sexual revolution up to the madness of Political Correctness. In his wonderfully readable book, Horvat simply sets the record straight: first, he shamelessly speaks about love, not about sex which has long ago lost its subversive edge; second, he asserts the radicality of love as a force which resists the very foundations of liberal permissiveness. A book which will turn Communists into lovers and lovers into Communists!"—Slavoj iek "If you were a dictator, what would you find most useful to control and suppress? This essay gives the answer: desire, love, sexuality, pleasure, whose force always threatens to make social order implode, from Lenins Russia to Khomeinis Iran. But love is not only what dictators dream to suppress. It is the magma of revolutionary politics. The Radicality of Love is at once scintillating and incandescent and offers a profound reflexion on the reactionary and revolutionary politics of love."—Eva Illouz Review Text "The relationship between politics and sexual love has been so often muddled and mystified by the Left – from the traditional Communist erotic conservatism through the ridiculous pseudo-revolutionary excesses of the “sexual revolution” up to the madness of Political Correctness. In his wonderfully readable book, Horvat simply sets the record straight: first, he shamelessly speaks about love, not about sex which has long ago lost its subversive edge; second, he asserts the radicality of love as a force which resists the very foundations of liberal permissiveness. A book which will turn Communists into lovers and lovers into Communists!" Slavoj ÂiÂek "If you were a dictator, what would would you find most useful to control and suppress? This essay gives the answer: desire, love, sexuality, pleasure, whose force always threatens to make social order implode, from Lenins Russia toÂ Khomeinis Iran. But love is not only what dictators dream to suppress.Â It is the magma of revolutionary politics. The Radicality of Love is at once scintillating and incandescent and offers a profound reflexion on the reactionary and revolutionary politics of love. Eva Illouz The relationship between politics and sexual love has been so often muddled and mystified by the Left – from the traditional Communist erotic conservatism through the ridiculous pseudo-revolutionary excesses of the “sexual revolution” up to the madness of Political Correctness. In his wonderfully readable book, Horvat simply sets the record straight: first, he shamelessly speaks about love, not about sex which has long ago lost its subversive edge; second, he asserts the radicality of love as a force which resists the very foundations of liberal permissiveness. A book which will turn Communists into lovers and lovers into Communists! Slavoj ÂiÂek Â Â If you were a dictator, what would would you find most useful to control and suppress? This essay gives the answer: desire, love, sexuality, pleasure, whose force always threatens to make social order implode, from Lenins Russia toÂ Khomeinis Iran. But love is not only what dictators dream to suppress.Â It is the magma of revolutionary politics. The Radicality of Love is at once scintillating and incandescent and offers a profound reflexion on the reactionary and revolutionary politics of love. Eva Illouz Review Quote "The relationship between politics and sexual love has been so often muddled and mystified by the Left - from the traditional Communist erotic conservatism through the ridiculous pseudo-revolutionary excesses of the "sexual revolution" up to the madness of Political Correctness. In his wonderfully readable book, Horvat simply sets the record straight: first, he shamelessly speaks about love, not about sex which has long ago lost its subversive edge; second, he asserts the radicality of love as a force which resists the very foundations of liberal permissiveness. A book which will turn Communists into lovers and lovers into Communists!" Slavoj Zizek "If you were a dictator, what would would you find most useful to control and suppress? This essay gives the answer: desire, love, sexuality, pleasure, whose force always threatens to make social order implode, from Lenins Russia to Khomeinis Iran. But love is not only what dictators dream to suppress. It is the magma of revolutionary politics. The Radicality of Love is at once scintillating and incandescent and offers a profound reflexion on the reactionary and revolutionary politics of love. Eva Illouz The relationship between politics and sexual love has been so often muddled and mystified by the Left - from the traditional Communist erotic conservatism through the ridiculous pseudo-revolutionary excesses of the "sexual revolution" up to the madness of Political Correctness. In his wonderfully readable book, Horvat simply sets the record straight: first, he shamelessly speaks about love, not about sex which has long ago lost its subversive edge; second, he asserts the radicality of love as a force which resists the very foundations of liberal permissiveness. A book which will turn Communists into lovers and lovers into Communists! Slavoj Zizek If you were a dictator, what would would you find most useful to control and suppress? This essay gives the answer: desire, love, sexuality, pleasure, whose force always threatens to make social order implode, from Lenins Russia to Khomeinis Iran. But love is not only what dictators dream to suppress. It is the magma of revolutionary politics. The Radicality of Love is at once scintillating and incandescent and offers a profound reflexion on the reactionary and revolutionary politics of love. Eva Illouz Details ISBN0745691153 Pages 120 Year 2015 ISBN-10 0745691153 ISBN-13 9780745691152 Format Paperback Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title RADICALITY OF LOVE Language English Media Book DEWEY 320.01 Publication Date 2015-11-06 UK Release Date 2015-11-06 AU Release Date 2015-11-06 NZ Release Date 2015-11-06 Author Sreko Horvat Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Series Theory Redux Imprint Polity Press Alternative 9780745691145 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:95891964;

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