The Rebirth of History: Times of Riots and Uprisings

125 Pages·2012·1.26 MB·English

by  Alain Badiou

THER EBIRTOHF HISTORY
ALAINB ADIOU
THER EBIRTOHF
HISTORY
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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1 CapitaTloidsamy 7
2 ImmediaRtieo t 16
3 LateRnito t 27
4 HistorRiicoatl 33
5 Riotasn dt hWee st 44
6 RiotE,v enTtr,u th 54
7 Evenatn dP olitOircgaaln ization 62
8 Staatned P olitIidcesn:t aintdGy e nericity 71
9 DoctriSnuamlm ary 85
10T oC onclu(dwei tahP oet) 96
Appendices
TunainEsdgyi paTt hU:en ivSBeinrifiscacfal n ce
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thPeo pUuplrairs inBs
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ShDoiratl ootnBh Puere eT smieenst
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Introduction
Whaitgs o igno nO?f w haatr wee thha-elaf fcsinda,t e
ha-ldfevaswtiantteeessdsT ?h ec ontionn,u ataailtl
cosso,tfa w eawroyr dl?A saluctrsaiirsyt howafot lr d,
rackbeyd viitcst oerxipnoasuiso Tnh?ee ndo ft hat
worlTdh?ae d veonfadt if efrewnortl Wdh?a iths a pepn­
ignt ou si nt heea ryleya orfts h cee nt-usroym heigtn
thawto uladpp era ntooht a vaen cyl re anaimnae n y
accepltaguengade ?
Let cuosnl stu moausrt derissc:br aenekstem; re ida
strash;e istarnetp sernetatoifvm eajsro comims­
sio;sn psokesomfte hn'e n iternactoimomnuanl'i ;t y
buspyr esnit;dns eewp hoioslphresf;ca toarnyed s atte
ownse;rst omcakr kmeetn abnordad osf d iresc;t or
chattoepripsnoigt piooilnt sic;uor baann dp rovincial
notlae;bes ocnomiosfgt rso w;st ohicogliosotfcs ii tzen­
sh;ie pxpeornta sls lro tosf c irs;ep srophoeftt hse
'lcasofhc iviiloi'nzhs;ae taodfts h peo l,ij csuietcaen d
'epnitrey'ns tyismats;ep rofiats sre;ssp srooductivity
calcusl;ta htepo rriemd itoroifas leirsintoesuw ss ­
papresh;u marneo surcedsi resc;pt eoorpwlheoi n
THE REBIORFT HHT IOSRY
theoiwrnv ieawro efs omaec cnot;pu epoloen weo uld
dow elnlot to tankoeb ofsdoW.irh e ahta ve gtohtteo y
saayb oiu,tat l tlhs eer ul,ea rltsleh soep iinon-ofrmre,s
altlhs eel eard,sae ltleh steh ibml-reiggtiynrga nts?
Theayl sla tyh atthw eo rlidsc hangaitan d gi zzy­
inpga caen d tihwfae at r,ne o tto r irsuki onrd eath
(fothre imct ometsot hsema et hi,nw gem) usatd apt
tot hcihsa nogrie,n t hweo raldsi ti sb,eb uatm ere
shadoofwo urseesTl.hv awte shouelnde rcglaeltyi
engaignei nscsneat' modrenitzia'on,ac cienpgtht e
inevictoassbw tliet haom uutr muGri.v etnhhe a rsh
compiettiwvoer ltdh adta iclnoyrf onutssw itchh ­al
lensgw,ee m ust clsitmebe pt hosefpl roopcdetusi vity,
budgreetd iuoc,ntt echncoalilon gnioivo,an ttghoeo d
healotfoh u bra n,ka snjdbo flexibAillclio tmypi.e­ t
tioinss p oirviteni tesss en.Ic nes htow,re m usftro m
parotft hfien ablra ekawaalyo ngtshicehd aeim opnosf
thmeo mnet( aG ernma ac,e Tah aoiu ts,i Bdare irtish
vete,r aCanh inensewec o,mn eortt om entitohne
evevri goYranokuees,a nsd oo n,)a nnde vcerra awtl
thbea cokft hpea c.Tk oth ate nedv erymounspete ad:l
moderzneir,e fo,rc mhan!Wg heatp olitiocnit ahne
campatirganci aldn ispewnistpehr ospionrgeo fr,m
chagne,n oveTlhteya ?r gumbeetnwte egno vernment
anodp psoitailownat yaskt ehsfe lo lowfironm:gW hat
thoet hearrssea yiisn'ngrt e achla n.Ig tea't sh irn­ely
spracyoends aeitrs.vm rIe psrneetr eaclh agne!Y ou'ev
onltyol ooaktm et ok noiw.t reIf oarnmmd o drenei;z
newl awrsa idno wenv ewreye k- bra!vL oetb'rske a
witrho ut!Oi nutwe itthh oel !d
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INTRODUCTION
Sol eutsc han.g e
Bucth anwghea, it nfc atI?fc hanigsteo b ep erma­
nen,it tdsi rieoc,snt oiw to uld ,ms uesebtmec onasn.tt
All mteahseu rdiecst taotu esbd yt heeoc nomsiict u­
ationt oba eri em plemeansat m eadt toefur r gency.
Thiisss ot hatthr ei cchac no ntitnogu eert i cwhh ile
payifwneegr tx aess;ot hatthw eo rokrfcoeffi rmcsa n
ber eduwcietdnh u meroruesd unedsaan ncdei txe­n
sivreer sutctu;r itsnhogae tv erytwhhiincighsp ublic
cabne p riivezadta,n td hereby uclotnitmraitbeultye
not tthpeou blgioco( dap artic'unalita-orenlcoyim c'
cateyg,)bo urtto t hwee alotfth h rei cahnt dh mea i­n
tena(nccoleys a,tl aosft) h mei ddclleas sw,sh eof rom
threse eera vrmoyft hrei ;cs hot hastc hlo,sho ospi­
tla,sh ougs,it nrnaspoarntdc ommunoinc-sat thisoe
fivpei rlsol faas atisflaifcfotearo l -rlcya inn itbiea lly
regniazolei(dt hiasats tefrpow ar,td h)eenpx osteod
comepittioni cs(r tuhlc,a)ai tna fidn ahlnaldye odv etro
thmea rk(etthi ast i dseei,)civ no rdtheartht e p laacneds
reosurcwehse raenw di twhh itchhre i chs eam-nridi ch
areedu cadt,te reda,ht oeusaendtd r anspcoarntneodt
bec ounsfewdi tthhs oew herep otroha en tdh eliirk e
strutgogg leebt y; s ot hawto rkeorffs ro eiogrni ,g in
whoh avoef tleinv aenddw orked fohdree rdceea ,s
cahna vteh eir rreidguhtctones od t h,i ntgchheiilrd ren
tagreetdt,h esitra tuptaopreryre cssid ne,da ndh ave
toe ndutrhefe u iroucsa mpaoigf'ni csv itiloi'nza and
'uorv alsua'eg aitnehsm;ts ot hatp,ra itciunl yaoru,n g
girclason n lgyoo uotn t hset ertewsi tthh ehiera ds
uncovde,arn tedh ree tsootm, i dnfualst hemyu sbteo f
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THE REBIRTHHIT SOORYF
affirmitnhge' iesruc layr;'si ott hatthm ee ntailllly can
bei mpsroinfeodlr i ;f etsahott h ceo nultessosic a'lrp iv­
ilee'sgo nw hicthhl eo wcelrsa esasr gee ttfianctga n
beh untdeodw ;ns o tbhlaoytom dilietxaprdeyio tnis
cabne m onutetdh e woovreelrsd, pi eaclilnAy fr i,ct ao
enofrcrese ptef co'ruh marni g'h ite-.st. h rei gohftth se
powreftuolc aruvpse t astt,oe ipnpu otw e(rt hroau gh
combtiinooanfv ioloecuncpta otnai npdh ant'loeme c­
tio'nc)so rrvuaplt,ew thsow ill ohvaetnrhdt e o tality
oft hceo nurtyr'ess outrotc heaeosf r espaoiwrdef fuolr
nothTihnsogew. h ,of owrh aterveeoarns a,n ed veinf
thewye rseev ricbelfaeo 'rm doerntiiz'oi annt hpea ,s t
eveintf h ewye roeb livgailn,eag tr sesu dndleoypp osed
tot hcera ev-puo ft ehicro unttoriy tp,si glilnbagyt he
poweurlaf nthde ' uhmarni g'ht tahstg ow itihtw ,i ll
beb roubgehoftrt eh ter ibuonfma odlesri nziaot,na nd
hanegdi pfo islbs.e
Such iisn vatrhtiera uontft'hh can'gt,eh aec tuality
of' erofr'mt,h ceno crteed iemnsioof'nmo derniza­
toin.'S uc,fh ooru mra tsre,si sth lea owft hweo lr.d
Thissh obrotoa ki mtsoo ppotsote h viise owft hings
a radtifheferreo nnt,e whciacbnhe s ummraizheedr e
int hrpeoien .t s
1.
Undetrh ei ntercharnugberaoibfcl' semo d­
erntiiz'oan,'er ofr'm,'ed morca'cy,'ht eW es't,
'htei nternactoimomnuan'li', tuh ymanr ig'h,ts
'esuclamr',i' slgobatiloi'naz nadv raiooutsrh ,se
wefi nd nobtuhatin nh gi stoartitceaamltpa tn
unpcreedeednr teegsriso,ni ntuepnotnc reaat ing
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INTRODUCTION
situaitnwi hoinct hhd ee velopomfge lnotb alized
capliit,saa mntdh aec toiofin tp sol itsiecvraaln, t s
confotrotm hsne o rmosft hebiirr: t hae dnd-­yi
the-owolli beraolfmi isdmi- nnethe-encntetury
vingtetha,e u nliitmepdo weorfa fi nancainadl
impeorliiaglya ,ar ncadhw inwd-dorsensgio fp ar­
liamengtoavreyr ncmoepmnots (eadMs a rx put
ito)f' aCpi'tsea xlceutei'svT.o t haetn ,de ve­ry
thiwnhgi cthhee xistoeftn hcoeer ngiazferodm s
oft hew orekr'sm oveme,n ctommuniasnmd
genuisnoec ialiisnmv ehnbatetdew de e1n68 0
an1d8 90a,n idmp osoenda w orslcdl aet,h ereby
puttliinbge ral ocnat phidete eafnlsi,ims vumes t
be reusstldhyles trdo,ay netdh vea lsuyes toefm
imperi-atlhicese mla etbe'radvl eu's r-ecreed.a t
Sucht hiseso lceno teonftt h'em doerntiiz'o an
underway.
2.
Thep reensmto menitsi nf catt haotft hfiers t
stirroifan g glso bpaoplu luaprir nsgia gaitnhsits
reegsrs.iA osny etbl nid,n ai,vs ecteatreadn d
lackaip nowge rfcuoln coerpd tu raobrlngeia za­
toini,nt a turrasemleblelysth e fiwrosrtk -ilcnagss
insurreocftt hineoi nnse tthec eenntuItr hye.­r e
froep roopsteos atyh waet fionurds elivnate si me
if roistw hereari enb irHtihs yto,aof sr poopsed
tot hpeu raen sdi mprleepi ettioofthn e w osrti,s
siglnlaaendtd a kepse O.sur hm aastkenrostw h is
bettetrh auns t:h eayr sece rettlrye mbalnidn g
builduiptn hge wiera poinnrt yhf,ero mb otho f
thejiduri caisraeln aanldt haemr edt asokrfces
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