Crisis
A Critique
$47.63
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2026
Summary
Crises abound.
The ‘end of history’ in the form of the triumph of liberalism has given way to a proliferation of crises internal to liberal, and especially neoliberal democracies: our economies and ecosystems, democracies, social and labour relations, constitutions, cultures, identities, and bodies are subjected to repeated and increasingly severe shocks.
Unsurprisingly, the vocabulary of crisis is ubiquitous. Ours, we are told, is an age of chronic, multiple,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350588868 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350588865 |
| Author: | Miguel de Beistegui, Professor Miguel de Beistegui |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 671g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
In a brilliant philosophical and political analysis, Miguel Beistegui unfolds the multiple layers of what is undoubtedly the most important concept of our times. Infinitely subtle, beautifully written, Beistegui’s Crisis excavates four different regimes of crisis that permeate our world today, attentive to the very plasticity of the concept. He reveals how our times of crises have sparked a crisis of critique itself — one that we simply cannot escape. In the process, Crisis offers paths forward, forcing us out of our dogmatic slumber. This is a book for our times. * Bernard E. Harcourt, Corliss Lamont Professor of Law and Civil Liberties at Columbia University, USA *
Miguel de Beistegui
Miguel de Beistegui is Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK and ICREA Researcher in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. His previous titles include: The Government of Desire: A Genealogy of Liberalism (2018), Proust as Philosopher: The Art of Metaphor (2012), Aesthetics After Metaphysics: From Mimesis to Metaphor (2012), and Immanence: Deleuze and Philosophy (2010).
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