The meaning of SarkozyA trenchant and witty dissection of the French political scene by the leading radical philosopher. |
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User Review - adulau - LibraryThingAn excellent work about the (after) election of the French president and what's his real political agenda... Alain Badiou also presents eight points to keep an active democracy. An interesting reading ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction to the EnglishLanguage Edition | 1 |
Before the Election | 7 |
After the Election | 21 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The meaning of Sarkozy |
| Author | Alain Badiou |
| Translated by | David Fernbach |
| Publisher | Verso, 2009 |
| Length | 117 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State History / Europe / France History / General Philosophy / Political Political Science / Comparative Politics Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism Political Science / Political Ideologies / Radicalism Political Science / World / European |
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