{"product_id":"proletarian-nights-paperback","title":"Proletarian Nights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacques Ranciere\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald Reid\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProletarian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, previously published in English as \u003ci\u003eNights of Labor\u003c\/i\u003e and one of Ranci re's most important works, dramatically reinterprets the Revolution of 1830, contending that workers were not rebelling against specific hardships and conditions but against the unyielding predetermination of their lives. Through a study of worker-run newspapers, letters, journals, and worker-poetry, Ranci re reveals the contradictory and conflicting stories that challenge the coherence of these statements celebrating labor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis updated edition includes a new preface by the author, revisiting the work twenty years since its first publication in France.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacques Rancière\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris-VIII. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Shores of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShort Voyages to the Land of the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nights of Labor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStaging the People\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Emancipated Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 478\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42108053618823,"sku":"9781844677788","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e658a68a09b2ba5bee2a13fdc8cfca5b.webp?v=1732462240","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/proletarian-nights-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}