180 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

This book addresses the genealogy and consequences of nihilism, attempts at 'sociologizing' the concept of nihilism by relating nihilism to capitalism, post-politics and terrorism, and considers the possibilities of overcoming nihilism.

1. Introduction: Much ado about nothing 2. The uncanny guest 3. Nihilism and the ‘social’: Capitalism, post-politics and terror 4. The agonistic city 5. Afterword

Biography

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