Julia Kristeva is one of the most influential French thinkers of the twentieth century and is best known for her work in linguistics. Even though her work has been very influential, the political implications of her work have so far been neglected. Kristeva and the Political is the first book to explore the relation of Kristeva's work to the political.Kristeva and the Politcal examines Kristeva's relation to the political and casts new light on her work, connecting her to recent developments in literary theory, political theory, and cultural studies. In particular it shows how Kristeva's account of the unconscious, and psychoanalysis generally, widens the notion of the political. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.