{"product_id":"9781583670897","title":"The Postmodern Prince: Critical Theory, Left Strategy, And The Making Of A New Political Subject","description":"Leftist critical theory is in dire need of a unifying principle and teleology, a project undertaken here by Sanbonmatsu (philosophy and religion, Worcester Polytechnic Institute). Referencing Gramsci's \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Prince\u003c\/i\u003e more than the less obscure work by Machiavelli, he moves towards the construction of a leftist unified identity and worldview that can \"respond meaningfully to the legitimation crisis of the state and the colonization of the life-world by the commodity.\" Using the term \"postmodern\" to delineate the moment, not theoretical affinity with postmodernism or post-structuralism, he combines a normative \"metahumanism\" with consideration of the ontological contradictions of global capitalism in his move towards unified critical theory. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR  ","brand":"Monthly Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053113000176,"sku":"9781583670897","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583670897_p0.jpg?v=1763804114","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583670897","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}