The Politics of the Wretched

Name: The Politics of the Wretched
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Zahi Zalloua

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The Politics of the Wretched argues for ressentiment's generative negativity, prompting a shift from ressentiment as a personal expression of frustration to ressentiment as a collective "No". Inspired by Kant and Nietzsche's philosophy, Zalloua identifies two modes of deploying ressentiment - private and public use - by substituting ressentiment for reason. This reinterpretation argues for a public use of ressentiment, for the wretched to universalize their grievances, to see their antagonism as cutting across societies, and to turn personal trauma into a common cause.A public use of ressentiment rails against the ideology of identity and victimhood and insists on ressentiment's generative negativity, its own rationality, prompting a shift from ressentiment as a personal expression of frustration to ressentiment as a collective "No". Reframing ressentiment as a tool to oppose the evils of capitalism, anti-Blackness, and neocolonialism, it both alarms the liberal gatekeepers of the status quo and promises to energize the anti-racist Left in its ongoing struggles for universal justice and emancipation.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 280
Release Date:: 2024-09-05
Publication Date:: 2024-09-05
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1350422851
ISBN13:: 9781350422858
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 587 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 20 cm

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