Excursus: On the Sectarian Maoism of Alain Badiou

Chapters in this book

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