{"product_id":"spinoza-new-materialism-and-the-contemporary-paperback-2","title":"Spinoza, New Materialism and the Contemporary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKimberly Defazio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpinoza, New Materialism and the Contemporary\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about change. Through its border passing interpretations, it not only transforms the dominant contemporary views of Spinoza but, more significantly, it puts into question the assumptions of those that have produced the dominant view, such as Althusser, Negri, Deleuze, as well as the new materialism and the ontological turn, including Latour, Bennett and Braidotti. These interpretations deploy Spinoza as a trope by which they suspend the class contradictions of capitalism and construct a new spiritual capitalism. This book, through materialist analysis of Spinoza, puts class back in cultural theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSpinoza\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Materialism and the Contemporary\u003c\/em\u003e is an exceptional book that develops a conceptually brilliant, ground-changing interpretation. This book is a bold re-situating of the emergence of Spinoza's philosophy in the post-war period on the left, and particularly Spinoza's legacy in contemporary new materialist thought. It is far-reaching in its dealings with the philosophical context of Spinoza's writing, its tracing of Left interpretations of Spinoza since the 1960s by the New Left and their influence on contemporary \"new materialism.\" Its meticulous analysis of the material relations shaping Spinoza's era and our own is path-breaking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Teresa L. Ebert, \u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eThe Task of Cultural Critique, Ludic Feminism and Class in Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpinoza, New Materialism and the Contemporary\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about change. Through its border passing interpretations, it not only transforms the dominant contemporary views of Spinoza but, more significantly, it puts into question the assumptions of those that have produced the dominant view, such as Althusser, Negri, Deleuze, as well as the new materialism and the ontological turn, including Latour, Bennett and Braidotti. These interpretations deploy Spinoza as a trope by which they suspend the class contradictions of capitalism and construct a new spiritual capitalism. This book, through materialist analysis of Spinoza, puts class back in cultural theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly DeFazio \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of English at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly DeFazio \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of English at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348529135865,"sku":"9781349699445","price":129.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fUfKcetaRx9781349699445_b73841d0-5026-4f53-be22-0f3cbf9f443c.webp?v=1769774515","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/spinoza-new-materialism-and-the-contemporary-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}