As one of Louis Althusser's most brilliant students in the 1960s, Étienne Balibar contributed to the theoretical collective masterpiece of Reading Capital. Since then he has established himself amongst the most subtle philosophical and political thinkers in France.

In Politics and the Other Scene Balibar deepens and extends the work he first developed with Immanuel Wallerstein in Race, Nation, Class. Exploring the theme of universalism and difference, he addresses questions such as “European racism,” the notion of the border, whether a European citizenship is possible or desirable, violence and politics, identity and emancipation.

“One reads his passionate study with attention, even with excitement.” – Eric Hobsbawm, on Reading Capital

Étienne Balibar was born in France in 1942 and is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-X. His previous books include Reading Capital (with Louis Althusser), Race, Nation, Class (with Immanuel Wallerstein), The Philosophy of Marx, and Spinoza and Politics.

160 pages


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ISBN-13: 978 1 85984 267 6
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