Regulating Aversion, Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire
Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire
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Wendy Brown examines the concept of tolerance within the framework of liberalism, identity politics, and empire.
The book critically analyzes how tolerance is often used to manage and regulate difference, rather than promoting genuine equality and justice.
Brown argues that tolerance can function as a tool of governance, reinforcing existing power structures and obscuring deeper issues of inequality.
It explores how tolerance becomes a means of regulating aversion and maintaining social order in the context of contemporary political challenges.
Through nuanced analysis, the book offers insights into the complexities and contradictions of tolerance in modern society.
The book critically analyzes how tolerance is often used to manage and regulate difference, rather than promoting genuine equality and justice.
Brown argues that tolerance can function as a tool of governance, reinforcing existing power structures and obscuring deeper issues of inequality.
It explores how tolerance becomes a means of regulating aversion and maintaining social order in the context of contemporary political challenges.
Through nuanced analysis, the book offers insights into the complexities and contradictions of tolerance in modern society.
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Mentioned by Jennifer Williams, who references Stanley Fish’s review of it.
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