Reading A Thousand Plateaus

Adventures in Nomad Thought

Henry Somers-Hall author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Publishing:31st May '26

£125.00

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Deleuze and Guattari’s A Thousand Plateaus is one of the most inventive works of philosophy of the twentieth century, constructing a sustained argument for the need to develop a new model of thought. Henry Somers-Hall provides a comprehensive reading of this master work as a philosophical text, drawing on the full range of their engagements within philosophy as well as disciplines such as anthropology, linguistics, political theory, economics, mathematics, musicology, literature and psychoanalysis. By interweaving these engagements into the structure of the argument itself, Somers-Hall shows how the rigorous philosophical core at the heart of the text opens out onto a novel politics of social organisation. As well as an abundance of new research for those working within the field of philosophy, this book will be invaluable for those working in other disciplines who want to engage with the full force of Deleuze and Guattari’s distinctive approach.

Henry Somers-Hall has written the book you despaired of needing because you knew it did not exist. Both a genuine interpretative feat and a uniquely valuable work of research, it will find a favored place in our minds, references, and shelves. -- Mary Beth Mader, The University of Memphis
Henry Somers-Hall has produced a masterful interpretation of Deleuze and Guattari’s A Thousand Plateaus. By elucidating all the references and allusions that Deleuze and Guattari make in A Thousand Plateaus, Somers-Hall allows us to understand A Thousand Plateaus in a way that was never before possible. -- Leonard Lawlor, Penn State University
A remarkable achievement. Somers-Hall’s lucid, detailed and illuminating commentary is the ideal companion for all readers of A Thousand Plateaus—both neophytes and experts alike—and a fitting tribute to the riches of Deleuze and Guattari’s singularly innovative and profound text. Highly recommended. -- Ronald Bogue, University of Georgia

ISBN: 9781399540599

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544 pages