Troublemakers : a philosophy of puer robustus / Dieter Thomä.
By: Thomä, Dieter
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Publisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2019Description: x, 470 pages ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781509525584.Uniform titles: Puer robustus. English Subject(s): Political science -- Philosophy | Revolutions | Despotism | Alienation (Social psychology)DDC classification: 320.01 Summary: "The political crises and the upheavals of our age often originate from the periphery rather than the center of power. Figures like Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning acted in ways that disrupted power, revealing truths that those in power wanted to keep hidden. They are thorns in the side of power, troublemakers in the eyes of the powerful, though their actions may be valuable and lead to positive change" - Book cover
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| Loanable Book | Library | General Collection | 320.01 THO (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 02/09/2020 | 000438244 |
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| 320.01 FUK Identity : | 320.01 JUD When the facts change : | 320.01 POC Politics, language and time : | 320.01 THO Troublemakers : | 320.011 HAN How we invented freedom & why it matters / | 320.01109 Citizens to lords : | 320.019 DAV Nervous states : |
"First published in German as 'Puer Robustus. Eine Philosophie des Störenfrieds' © Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin, 2016"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The political crises and the upheavals of our age often originate from the periphery rather than the center of power. Figures like Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning acted in ways that disrupted power, revealing truths that those in power wanted to keep hidden. They are thorns in the side of power, troublemakers in the eyes of the powerful, though their actions may be valuable and lead to positive change" - Book cover
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