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Author Butler, Judith, 1956-

Title Who sings the nation-state? : language, politics, belonging / Judith Butler, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Published London ; New York : Seagull Books, 2007

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Description 121 pages ; 19 cm
Summary "In a world of migration and shifting allegiances--the state is a more provisional place and its inhabitants more stateless. What is contained in a state has become ever more plural while the boundaries of a state have become ever more fluid. No longer does a state naturally come with a nation. This book is set in the form of a conversation between two renowned thinkers, Judith Butler and Gayatri Spivak, who discuss the fact that globalization has made things like national anthems and political boundaries obsolete. The result is a spirited and engaging conversation that ranges widely across Palestine, what Enlightenment and key contemporary philosophers have said about the state, who exercises power in today's world, whether we can have a right to rights, and even what the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" in Spanish says about the complex world we live in today." (Publisher's blurb)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page121)
Subject Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.
Nation-state.
Author Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty.
ISBN 9781905422579
1905422571