Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) was born in Algeria. He drew on psychoanalysis, Marxist theory, and Heidegger's philosophy to become a central figure in intellectual life in the latter part of the twentieth century.

"Its importance within the Derridean canon cannot be overemphasized ... The text that scholars turn to ... to understand the politics of deconstruction." – Southern Humanities Review"One of Derrida's best books." – New Statesman and Society

• Editor's Introduction.  Note on the Text.  Dedication.  Exordium  1. Injunctions of Marx  2. Conjuring - Marxism  3. Wears and Tears (Tableau of an Ageless World)  4. In the Name of the Revolution, the Double Barricade (Impure "Impure History of Ghosts")  5. Apparition of the Inapparent - the Phenomenological "Conjuring Trick".  Notes.  Index

Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) was born in Algeria. He drew on psychoanalysis, Marxist theory, and Heidegger's philosophy to become a central figure in intellectual life in the latter part of the twentieth century.

"Its importance within the Derridean canon cannot be overemphasized ... The text that scholars turn to ... to understand the politics of deconstruction." – Southern Humanities Review"One of Derrida's best books." – New Statesman and Society

• Editor's Introduction.  Note on the Text.  Dedication.  Exordium  1. Injunctions of Marx  2. Conjuring - Marxism  3. Wears and Tears (Tableau of an Ageless World)  4. In the Name of the Revolution, the Double Barricade (Impure "Impure History of Ghosts")  5. Apparition of the Inapparent - the Phenomenological "Conjuring Trick".  Notes.  Index