A Socialisme ou Barbarie Anthology

An anthology from the radical group that reoriented critical revolutionary theory by affirming that social change emerges through ordinary people's everyday lives and struggles.

About the author

Cornelius Castoriadis was a philosopher, economist and political theorist who served as a Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) from 1980 to 1995. He is best known for his book The Imaginary Institution of Society and for his six-volume series Les Carrefours du labyrinth.

Summary

Socialisme ou Barbarie (1948-67) was a revolutionary group whose journal of the same name helped inspire France's May '68 student-worker rebellion and influenced generations of radicals worldwide. This Anthology, for the first time in print in the English language, restores the collective nature of the group's adventure.

Product details

• Authors: Cornelius Castoriadis, Claude Lefort, Jean-Francois Lyotard
• Publisher: Eris
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.08.2019
• EAN: 9781912475131
• ISBN: 978-1-912475-13-1
• No. of pages: 488
• Dimensions: 234 mm x 156 mm x 39 mm
• Weight: 764 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education