{"product_id":"the-rhetorical-foundations-of-society-9781781681701","title":"The Rhetorical Foundations Of Society","description":"The essays collected in this volume develop the theoretical perspective initiated in Laclau and Chantal Mouffe's classic \u003ci\u003eHegemony and Socialist Strategy. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentral to the argument of \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetorical Foundations of Society \u003c\/i\u003eis the establishment of rhetorical tropes--such as metaphor, metonymy and catachresis--as the 'non-foundational' grounds of society. From this basis, Laclau explores the state of social relations in today's heterogeneous society. Employing analytical philosophy from both phenomenological and structuralist traditions, he seeks to locate an ontological terrain for interpersonal relationships. Further, he investigates the definition of social antagonism in an increasingly globalized world, where the proliferation of conflicts and points of rupture erodes crucial links between the social subjects postulated by classical social analysis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781681701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.10w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ernesto Laclau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600302211253,"sku":"9781781681701","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a947d05e-ffce-4ebc-bf4b-30908c099122.jpg?v=1707207212","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rhetorical-foundations-of-society-9781781681701","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}