Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue ix
4. Introduction. The Maoist Temptation 1
5. Part I. The Hour of Rebellion
6. Chapter 1. Showdown at Bruay-en-Artois 25
7. Chapter 2. France during the 1960s 39
8. Chapter 3. May 1968: The Triumph of Libidinal Politics 70
9. Chapter 4. Who Were the Maoists? 109
10. Excursus. On the Sectarian Maoism of Alain Badiou 155
11. Part 2. The Hour of the Intellectuals
12. Introduction 177
13. Chapter 5. Jean-Paul Sartre’s Perfect Maoist Moment 179
14. Chapter 6. Tel Quel in Cultural-Political Hell 233
15. Chapter 7. Foucault and the Maoists: Biopolitics and Engagement 288
16. Chapter 8. The Impossible Heritage: From Cultural Revolution to Associational Democracy 350
17. Bibliography 371
18. Index 385