[iDC] Books/texts on democracy

[Meredith F. Chang]

just read Niebuhr - "The irony of american history" - thoughtful analysis of
the intentions of the founding fathers and the current activities of
america, individualism, and comparisons with communism.  AND it's short

Meredith

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Verina Gfader <
verina.gfader at sunderland.ac.uk> wrote:

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> The Exploit, A Theory of Networks, by Alexander R. Galloway and Eugene
> Thacker
> http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/G/galloway_exploit.html
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> Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition (Chicago: University of Chicago
> Press, 1958)
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> Antonio Negri, Time for Revolution
> (second part "Kairòs, Alma Venus, Multitudo")
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> Giorgio Agamben, State of Exception (2005). The Coming Community (1993)
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> Laclau, Ernesto & Mouffe, Chantal (2001, 2nd ed.) Hegemony and Socialist
> Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics. London, New York: Verso
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> relation to contemporary art, e.g.: post-concepts/critiques of
> "relational aesthetics"
> e.g. Ute Meta Bauer (ed.): Verksted #2,3, 2004. “How to look at Art-Talk
> – How to look at Aesthetics – How to look at Capitalism.” Edited by
> Jonas Ekeberg, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Oslo 2004.
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> Royal College of Art (2000) Democracy: Socially engaged Art Practice,
> Compiled and edited by Mark Beasley, Ann Coxon, Emma Mahony, Emily
> Pethick. London: Royal College of Art
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> Sennett, Richard (1986) The Fall of Public Man, Orig. pub. 1977. London:
> Faber
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> > ________________________________________
> > From: idc-bounces at mailman.thing.net [idc-bounces at mailman.thing.net]
> > On Behalf Of George Siemens [gsiemens at elearnspace.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:09 AM
> > To: idc at mailman.thing.net
> > Subject: [iDC] Books/texts on democracy
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > What books or texts would list members suggest as “must reads” on
> > topics of democracy, equality, and personal liberty in relation to
> > the state? I’m familiar with the usual crowd: Locke, Rousseau,
> > Mill, Hamilton, Paine, Tocqueville, Schumpeter, etc.
> >
> > George
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