- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Verso Press USA (April 26 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1844670058
- ISBN-13: 978-1844670055
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 14.2 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #368,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Indispensable for feminist theory" Hypatia, on Gender Trouble (1989); "Butler has written a most significant and provocative work that addresses issues of immediate social concern." The Boston Book Review, on Bodies that Matter (1993)"
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Written after September 11, 2001, in response to the conditions of heightened vulnerability and aggression that have prevailed since then, Judith Butler critiques the use of violence and argues for a response in which violence might be minimized, and interdependency becomes acknowledged as the basis for global political community. Following the expressions of public mourning post-September 11, Butler asks why it's acceptable, even necessary to grieve some lives, while others are not valued or are even incomprehensible as lives at all. Questions of sovereignty, patriotism and censorship are all examined, especially in light of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Finally she investigates the way in which any criticism of the Israeli state is automatically labelled anti-semitic, thus rendering all criticism of Israel a political taboo in the US and the UK. She counters that we have a responsibility to speak out against both Israeli injustices and anti-semitism, and argues against the rhetorical use of the charge of anti-semitism to quell public debate.
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Since the events of September 11, we have seen both a rise of anti-intellectualism and a growing acceptance of censorship within the media. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent social commentary,
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This review is from: Precarious Life (Hardcover)
Judith Butler is a multi-talented scholar who can write for both specialized and general audiences (which is why many, I believe, envy her). This book is quite accessible and rightly so; it is concerned with the contemporary predicaments we are currently in at this point in history. An extremely important book, Butler's "Precarious Life" has much to offer.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The only Judith Butler book,
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This review is from: Precarious Life (Hardcover)
I thought Precarious Life was great. Her previous work always sounded like a dreary parody of "postmodern criticism" to me, and I couldn't be bothered trying to slog through any of it. She's obviously going for a wider audience with this new one. It's working.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing new,
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This review is from: Precarious Life (Hardcover)
I had much anticipation of Butler's _Precarious Lives_ considering her position as one of the foremost cultural and literary theorists. However, I was highly disappointed that the arguments she makes in the text are no greater than those of most academics, including those of grad students. I'd wait for the paperback edition and buy it used as it is somewhat useful for citations. Other than that, the argument is really over-stated these days and seems like much less than what one could or "should" expect from Butler.
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