{"product_id":"the-politics-of-vulnerability","title":"The Politics of Vulnerability","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"16\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"280\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"51\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"51\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"30\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Estelle Ferrarese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"76\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"76\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"63\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/strong\u003e: Routledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"95\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"95\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"122\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"122\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"109\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"150\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"150\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"133\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780367264802\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"169\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"169\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"162\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 142\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"202\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"202\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"188\"\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24-03-2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"227\"\u003ePackage Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"280\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"280\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"269\"\u003eLanguages\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"285\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"707\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"352\"\u003e\"Vulnerability and the Political Subject\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eEstelle Ferrarese\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the concept of \u003cstrong data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"422\"\u003evulnerability\u003c\/strong\u003e as a political and social construct, offering a critical examination of how it functions in contemporary discourse. The book explores vulnerability not just as an abstract philosophical idea but as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"636\"\u003epolitical\u003c\/strong\u003e force that can challenge established structures of power and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eKey Themes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"1089\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"1089\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"766\"\u003eVulnerability as Political Concept\u003c\/strong\u003e: The book critically engages with the idea of \u003cstrong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"830\"\u003evulnerability\u003c\/strong\u003e in relation to both \u003cstrong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"871\"\u003epolitical theory\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"894\"\u003esocial justice\u003c\/strong\u003e. It highlights the ways in which vulnerability has been conceptualized in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"990\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003eEurope\u003c\/strong\u003e, often linked to issues like \u003cstrong data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eprecarity\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1063\"\u003eexclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003emarginalization\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eImpact of Political Contexts\u003c\/strong\u003e: The work explores how vulnerability is discussed in the wake of major events such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1228\"\u003eSeptember 11\u003c\/strong\u003e, leading to discussions about the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1309\"\u003etorturable, killable, and evictable bodies\u003c\/strong\u003e in contemporary political contexts. This analysis is expanded to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1385\"\u003eEurope\u003c\/strong\u003e, where vulnerability is tied to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003emarket forces\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003edeportation\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1475\"\u003edisposability\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1892\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1892\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eCritique of the Political Discourse\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ferrarese challenges the conventional view that vulnerability is merely a \"good sentiment\" and politically inconsequential. Instead, the book argues that vulnerability has the potential to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1741\"\u003eredefine political subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e and challenge the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003estatus quo\u003c\/strong\u003e by questioning hegemonic anthropology and offering new interpretations of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1849\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003efreedom, equality, and being-in-common\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1943\"\u003eRadical Re-thinking of Political Categories\u003c\/strong\u003e: By re-examining the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"1990\"\u003ecategories of freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003eequality\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2035\"\u003ethe political subject\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ferrarese presents vulnerability as a radical, transformative concept that disrupts traditional political structures and calls for an inclusive, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2200\"\u003ehuman-centered\u003c\/strong\u003e politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49966729199920,"sku":"Sarat_9780367264802","price":3773.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/routledge-book-default-title-the-politics-of-vulnerability-41353005498672.jpg?v=1775961821","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-politics-of-vulnerability","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}