Deleuze and Guattari's 'A Thousand Plateaus'

Produktbeschreibung

A Thousand Plateaus is the engaging and influential second part of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, the remarkable collaborative project written by the philosopher Gilles Deleuze and the psychoanalyst Félix Guattari. This hugely important text is a work of staggering complexity that made a major contribution to contemporary Continental philosophy, yet remains distinctly challenging for readers in a number of disciplines. Deleuze and Guattari's 'A Thousand Plateaus': A Reader's Guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to this extremely important and yet challenging work. Written specifically to meet the needs of students coming to Deleuze and Guattari for the first time, the book offers guidance on: - Philosophical and historical context - Key themes - Reading the text - Reception and influence - Further reading 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
1. A Thousand Plateaus in Context
2. Overview of Themes
3. Reading the Text
4. Reception and Influence
5. Further Reading
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index 

Kritik

Eugene Holland provides an extraordinarily lucid guide to central themes of Deleuze and Guattari's A Thousand Plateaus. The proliferation of novel concepts and thickets of unfamiliar terminology in this immensely rich but sometimes difficult book pose unique challenges to the reader. Following the advice of the authors, Holland charts a path through the book which makes key concepts accessible. Thanks to his clear explanations of key concepts and well chosen examples, access to Deleuze and Guattari's magnum opus will be so much easier. Paul Patton, Scientia Professor, The University of New South Wales, Australia 20130510 

Autoreninfo

Eugene W. Holland is Professor of Comparative Studies at Ohio State University, USA. His previous publications include Deleuze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus: Introduction to Schizoanalysis (Routledge 1999), Baudelaire and Schizoanalysis (Cambridge UP, 1993), and Nomad Citizenship: Free-Market Communism and the Slow-Motion General Strike (Minnesota 2012).