Politics of Deconstruction - 9780804784122

Politics of DeconstructionA New Introduction to Jacques Derrida\nAuthor(s): Susanne Ldemann\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804784122, 978-0804784122\nSynopsis\nThe book offers a new introduction to Jacques Derrida and to Deconstruction as an important strand of Continental Philosophy. From his early writings on phenomenology and linguistics to his later meditations on war, terrorism, and justice, Jacques Derrida [tel] achieved prominence on an international scale by addressing as many different audiences as he did topics. Yet despite widespread acclamation, his work has never been considered easy. Rendering accessible debates that marked more than four decades of engagement and inquiry, Susanne Ldemann traces connections between the philosopher's own texts and those of his many interlocutors, past and present.\n\n Unlike conventional introductions, Politics of Deconstruction offers a number of p.