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CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY NEW The Woods VLADIMIR BIBIKHIN Translated by Arch Tait In modern, urbanized societies, our engagement with the natural environment often seems controlled and distant, reduced to strolls through city parks or walks along well-trodden paths. Human life is now far removed from its prehistoric origins, when humans dwelt deep within the forests and depended on them for their survival. In this important book, Vladimir Bibikhin, one of Russia’s most influential twentieth-century philosophers, argues that, although most humans now live far from the proximity of woods and forests, our existence remains profoundly linked with these spaces. It was Aristotle who first appreciated their primal role, even deriving his notion of ‘matter’ from the Greek words for wood and forest. As timber, the woods may be seen as inanimate material, but at the same time they also constitute a living ecosystem and the source of energy and life. By opening up this duality, the woods are transformed from simple matter to a living environment, serving as a reminder that we belong to the world of biological life to a far greater extent than we usually think. Drawing on a wealth of writers and thinkers including Heidegger and Darwin, The Woods will be of interest to students and scholars in philosophy and the humanities generally, as well as to a wider readership concerned with environmental issues and our relationship to the natural world. Series: New Russian Thought 229 x 152mm • 366 pages • UK December 2020, US February 2021 HB • 978-1-5095-2586-7 • £60.00 / $74.95 / €73.90 PB • 978-1-5095-2587-4 • £18.99 / $26.95 / €22.90 ebook available Terror and Modernity DONATELLA DI CESARE Translated by Murtha Baca ‘Donatella Di Cesare presents here a remarkable global cultural view of terrorism, which should appeal to many readers beyond the usual confines of terrorism studies, not least for its pungent account of the “thanatopolitics” of jihadism.’ Charles Townshend, Keele University ‘Donatella Di Cesare has written a deeply learned, passionate, and revelatory analysis of what is, in effect, a new form of human conflict. War is no longer territorial but global, fueled by a lack of concern for death. Its face is terrorism but, as she shows, its origins are latent in the political heritage of the West. This is a book that will change the way you think about our world.’ Tracy B. Strong, University of Southampton In this book, Donatella Di Cesare argues that terrorism is not an aberration but intrinsic to the struggle for sovereignty in the modern world. The growing concentration of power in the hands of the state sows the seeds of terrorism, deployed as a weapon by those exposed to the violence of the state that feel they have no other recourse. 216 x 138mm • 192 pages • 2019 HB • 978-1-5095-3148-6 • £50.00 / $64.95 / €61.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3149-3 • £16.99 / $24.95 / €21.90 ebook available NEW Resident Foreigners A Philosophy of Migration DONATELLA DI CESARE Sapienza University of Rome Translated by David Broder ‘Deeply original, thoughtful, and based on an incredible erudition, Donatella Di Cesare’s plea for a world in which all human beings would be “resident foreigners” is the best answer to the rise of racism, xenophobia and nationalism.’ Enzo Traverso, Cornell University Mass migration is one of the most pressing issues we face today, yet at the same time, calls to defend national sovereignty are becoming ever more vitriolic. In this book, Donatella Di Cesare develops an original philosophy of migration that challenges the exclusionary state, arguing that migration is a fundamental human right. 229 x 152mm • 240 pages • UK January 2020, US April 2020 HB • 978-1-5095-3354-1 • £55.00 / $69.95 / €67.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3355-8 • £18.99 / $26.95 / €24.90 ebook available Heidegger and the Jews The Black Notebooks DONATELLA DI CESARE Translated by Murtha Baca ‘Donatella Di Cesare’s book restores philosophical balance to the debate on Heidegger and the Jews. It is a tour de force combining intellectual history and philosophical reflection on both the man and the thinker that goes well beyond the all-tooroutine alternative of rabid condemnation or doggedly blinkered defense.’ Babette Babich, Fordham University 229 x 152mm • 320 pages • 2018 HB • 978-1-5095-0382-7 • £55.00 / $69.95 / €67.90 PB • 978-1-5095-0383-4 • £18.99 / $26.95 / €24.90 ebook available Torture DONATELLA DI CESARE Translated by David Broder ‘Donatella Di Cesare is one of the most important voices in contemporary European philosophy. Her book is a darkly knowing, lucid and relentless philosophical primer on torture in the age of terrorism. If human dignity is to survive these bleak times, the fierce lessons of Di Cesare’s study will need to be absorbed.’ Jay Bernstein, New School for Social Research 216 x 138mm • 176 pages • 2018 HB • 978-1-5095-2436-5 • £50.00 / $64.95 / €61.90 PB • 978-1-5095-2437-2 • £16.99 / $24.95 / €21.90 ebook available WWW.POLITYBOOKS.COM 24
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CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY Down to Earth Politics in the New Climatic Regime BRUNO LATOUR Sciences Po, Paris Translated by Catherine Porter Climate change has led to political crisis, with massive inequalities and deregulation. Equally, the Left still hopes in globalization – when, everywhere, people are turning back to the protection of national borders. Bruno Latour argues that the solution lies in reorienting our perspective. Bringing us down to earth is the task of politics today. 216 x 138mm • 144 pages • 2018 HB • 978-1-5095-3056-4 • £40.00 / $49.95 / €48.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3057-1 • £12.99 / $14.95 / €15.90 ebook available Facing Gaia Eight Lectures on the New Climatic Regime BRUNO LATOUR Translated by Catherine Porter In this book, Bruno Latour argues that the complex figure of Gaia offers an ideal way to disentangle the ethical, political, theological, and scientific aspects of the now obsolete notion of Nature. He lays the groundwork for a future collaboration among scientists, theologians, activists, and artists as we adjust to the new climatic regime. 229 x 152mm • 336 pages • 2017 HB • 978-0-7456-8433-8 • £60.00 / $74.95 / €73.90 PB • 978-0-7456-8434-5 • £18.99 / $26.95 / €24.90 ebook available The Life of Plants A Metaphysics of Mixture EMANUELE COCCIA École des hautes études en sciences sociales Translated by Dylan Montanari ‘Back to animals! Back to mushrooms! And now back to plants! It is with plants that this marvellous, witty and immensely literate book wants us, the human readers, to get acquainted again. And of course with plants, it is actually the sun toward which we are reoriented. Philosophy is on the move again, not exactly forward but downwards, giving a completely different meaning to what counts as a foundation to thought.’ Bruno Latour 216 x 138mm • 192 pages • 2018 HB • 978-1-5095-3152-3 • £50.00 / $64.95 / €61.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3153-0 • £15.99 / $22.95 / €19.90 ebook available To keep up to date with the latest books publishing in your area of interest, join our mailing list by visiting www.politybooks.com/subscribe NEW Posthuman Feminism ROSI BRAIDOTTI Utrecht University In a context marked by the virulent return of patriarchal and white supremacist attitudes, a new generation of activists, from the Xenofeminists to Pussy Riot, are continuing the struggle: these are very feminist times. In this book, leading philosopher Rosi Braidotti asks: how do these struggles relate to our contemporary posthuman condition? 190 x 124mm • 120 pages • UK October 2020, US December 2020 HB • 978-1-5095-1807-4 • £35.00 / $45.00 / €42.90 PB • 978-1-5095-1808-1 • £9.99 / $12.95 / €12.90 ebook available Posthuman Knowledge ROSI BRAIDOTTI ‘A provocative and illuminating critique of developments in the humanities – their hazards and their “critical potential” – in relation to ideas of the “posthuman”. Braidotti writes with verve in response to some disturbing scenarios – and offers hope.’ Genevieve Lloyd, University of New South Wales 216 x 138mm • 240 pages • 2019 HB • 978-1-5095-3525-5 • £50.00 / $64.95 / €61.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3526-2 • £14.99 / $19.95 / €18.90 ebook available The Posthuman ROSI BRAIDOTTI ‘Braidotti’s exhilarating survey of the constellation of posthumanity is lucid, learned and provocative. It will be an essential point of reference in future debates about the central philosophical problem of our age.’ Paul Gilroy, King’s College London 216 x 138mm • 240 pages • 2013 HB • 978-0-7456-4157-7 • £50.00 / $69.95 / €61.90 PB • 978-0-7456-4158-4 • £14.99 / $19.95 / €18.90 ebook available The Transitory Museum EMANUELE COCCIA & DONATIEN GRAU École des hautes études en sciences sociales; Musée d’Orsay Translated by Tom Conley ‘Is some of the future of the art museum to be found in the intimate experience that comes in 10 Corso Como, the ultimate, curated “concept store”? Coccia and Grau have found food for museum thought in a retail temple of fashion and living.’ Michael Govan, CEO and Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 190 x 124mm • 144 pages • 2018 HB • 978-1-5095-3304-6 • £35.00 / $45.00 / €42.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3305-3 • £9.99 / $12.95 / €12.90 ebook available WWW.POLITYBOOKS.COM 25

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The Woods VLADIMIR BIBIKHIN Translated by Arch Tait In modern, urbanized societies, our engagement with the natural environment often seems controlled and distant, reduced to strolls through city parks or walks along well-trodden paths. Human life is now far removed from its prehistoric origins, when humans dwelt deep within the forests and depended on them for their survival. In this important book, Vladimir Bibikhin, one of Russia’s most influential twentieth-century philosophers, argues that, although most humans now live far from the proximity of woods and forests, our existence remains profoundly linked with these spaces. It was Aristotle who first appreciated their primal role, even deriving his notion of ‘matter’ from the Greek words for wood and forest. As timber, the woods may be seen as inanimate material, but at the same time they also constitute a living ecosystem and the source of energy and life. By opening up this duality, the woods are transformed from simple matter to a living environment, serving as a reminder that we belong to the world of biological life to a far greater extent than we usually think. Drawing on a wealth of writers and thinkers including Heidegger and Darwin, The Woods will be of interest to students and scholars in philosophy and the humanities generally, as well as to a wider readership concerned with environmental issues and our relationship to the natural world. Series: New Russian Thought 229 x 152mm • 366 pages • UK December 2020, US February 2021 HB • 978-1-5095-2586-7 • £60.00 / $74.95 / €73.90 PB • 978-1-5095-2587-4 • £18.99 / $26.95 / €22.90 ebook available

Terror and Modernity DONATELLA DI CESARE Translated by Murtha Baca ‘Donatella Di Cesare presents here a remarkable global cultural view of terrorism, which should appeal to many readers beyond the usual confines of terrorism studies, not least for its pungent account of the “thanatopolitics” of jihadism.’ Charles Townshend, Keele University ‘Donatella Di Cesare has written a deeply learned, passionate, and revelatory analysis of what is, in effect, a new form of human conflict. War is no longer territorial but global, fueled by a lack of concern for death. Its face is terrorism but, as she shows, its origins are latent in the political heritage of the West. This is a book that will change the way you think about our world.’ Tracy B. Strong, University of Southampton In this book, Donatella Di Cesare argues that terrorism is not an aberration but intrinsic to the struggle for sovereignty in the modern world. The growing concentration of power in the hands of the state sows the seeds of terrorism, deployed as a weapon by those exposed to the violence of the state that feel they have no other recourse. 216 x 138mm • 192 pages • 2019 HB • 978-1-5095-3148-6 • £50.00 / $64.95 / €61.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3149-3 • £16.99 / $24.95 / €21.90 ebook available

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Resident Foreigners A Philosophy of Migration DONATELLA DI CESARE Sapienza University of Rome Translated by David Broder ‘Deeply original, thoughtful, and based on an incredible erudition, Donatella Di Cesare’s plea for a world in which all human beings would be “resident foreigners” is the best answer to the rise of racism, xenophobia and nationalism.’ Enzo Traverso, Cornell University Mass migration is one of the most pressing issues we face today, yet at the same time, calls to defend national sovereignty are becoming ever more vitriolic. In this book, Donatella Di Cesare develops an original philosophy of migration that challenges the exclusionary state, arguing that migration is a fundamental human right. 229 x 152mm • 240 pages • UK January 2020, US April 2020 HB • 978-1-5095-3354-1 • £55.00 / $69.95 / €67.90 PB • 978-1-5095-3355-8 • £18.99 / $26.95 / €24.90 ebook available

Heidegger and the Jews The Black Notebooks DONATELLA DI CESARE Translated by Murtha Baca ‘Donatella Di Cesare’s book restores philosophical balance to the debate on Heidegger and the Jews. It is a tour de force combining intellectual history and philosophical reflection on both the man and the thinker that goes well beyond the all-tooroutine alternative of rabid condemnation or doggedly blinkered defense.’ Babette Babich, Fordham University 229 x 152mm • 320 pages • 2018 HB • 978-1-5095-0382-7 • £55.00 / $69.95 / €67.90 PB • 978-1-5095-0383-4 • £18.99 / $26.95 / €24.90 ebook available

Torture DONATELLA DI CESARE Translated by David Broder ‘Donatella Di Cesare is one of the most important voices in contemporary European philosophy. Her book is a darkly knowing, lucid and relentless philosophical primer on torture in the age of terrorism. If human dignity is to survive these bleak times, the fierce lessons of Di Cesare’s study will need to be absorbed.’ Jay Bernstein, New School for Social Research 216 x 138mm • 176 pages • 2018 HB • 978-1-5095-2436-5 • £50.00 / $64.95 / €61.90 PB • 978-1-5095-2437-2 • £16.99 / $24.95 / €21.90 ebook available

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